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 | 14 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Operational 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 |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.36 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.102 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 CALSPHERE 2
1 00902U 64063E 25002.42585586 .00000142 00000-0 20095-3 0 9998
2 00902 90.2250 63.4478 0017457 333.8237 37.8915 13.52841204784503Epoch: 2025-01-02T10:13Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-02T10:13:13.946Z)
| Latitude | 11.79342° |
| Longitude | 167.788° |
| Altitude | 1,053.782 km |
| Speed | 7.331 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 13m 36s |
| True Declination | 11° 43' 39" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -61.11476° |
| Longitude | -12.55814° |
| Altitude | 1,085.697 km |
| Speed | 7.308 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 31m 22s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 15' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:37:37 |
| Azimuth | 219.179° SW |
| Elevation | -65.252° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,071.852 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,045.886 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,437.006 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0017457 |
| Inclination | 90.225° |
| RAAN | 63.4478° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 333.8237° |
| True anomaly | 38.01457° |
| Mean anomaly | 37.8915° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 37.95301° |
| Mean motion | 3.38412 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00020095 |
| Orbital period | 106.38 mins |
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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: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 12 mins | 2025-01-03 04:00:38.624Z | 165.7° S | 2025-01-03 04:06:38.624Z | 84.652° E | 43.338° | 2025-01-03 04:12:38.624Z | 2.79° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-03 05:50:38.624Z | 252.328° W | 2025-01-03 05:53:38.624Z | 283.669° WNW | 16.839° | 2025-01-03 05:57:38.624Z | 321.879° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2025-01-03 15:10:38.624Z | 30.945° NE | 2025-01-03 15:15:38.624Z | 90.019° ESE | 25.582° | 2025-01-03 15:20:38.624Z | 140.222° SSE |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-03 16:56:38.624Z | 344.766° N | 2025-01-03 17:01:38.624Z | 277.25° WNW | 35.189° | 2025-01-03 17:07:38.624Z | 210.654° SW |
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