CALSPHERE 2, 902
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CALSPHERE 2, 902 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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CALSPHERE 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 14", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 10 kg wet, 10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 CALSPHERE 2
1 00902U 64063E 24251.49998366 .00000121 00000-0 16859-3 0 9994
2 00902 90.2172 60.7943 0016956 311.8852 109.0657 13.52814305768694Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:59Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-07T11:59:58.588Z)
| Latitude | 61.22195° |
| Longitude | -106.65052° |
| Altitude | 1,076.608 km |
| Speed | 7.317 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 01m 36s |
| True Declination | 61° 04' 58" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -69.07134° |
| Longitude | -105.67801° |
| Altitude | 1,075.992 km |
| Speed | 7.319 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 20m 06s |
| Apparent Declination | -57° 57' 23" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:30:25 |
| Azimuth | 153.797° SSE |
| Elevation | -68.724° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,071.578 km |
| Perigee | 1,046.358 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,437.105 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0016956 |
| Inclination | 90.2172° |
| RAAN | 60.7943° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 311.8852° |
| True anomaly | 109.24922° |
| Mean anomaly | 109.0657° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 109.15747° |
| Mean motion | 3.38405 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00016859 |
| Period | 106.38 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893 |
| OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 |
| CALSPHERE 1, 900 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 901 |
| CALSPHERE 2, 902 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 903 |
CALSPHERE 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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