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SECOR 3, 1208

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SECOR 3, 1208 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier

1208, 1965-016E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

ITT

Mission

Defense Geodetic

Bus & Motor

SECOR, Unknown motor

Mass

18 kg wet, 18 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.105 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 SECOR 3
1 01208U 65016E   25242.90983777  .00000055  00000-0  78205-4 0  9990
2 01208  70.0781  82.3390 0017589 109.3794   0.0286 13.96013902 78650

Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T21:50:09.983Z)

Latitude

62.57311°

Longitude

-88.54545°

Altitude

904.95 km

Speed

7.412 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 33m 20s

True Declination

62° 26' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

20:18:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

918.478 km

Perigee altitude

892.855 km

Semi-major axis

7,283.803 km

Eccentricity

0.00176

Inclination

70.0781°

RAAN

82.339°

Arg. of periapsis

109.3794°

True anomaly

0.0287°

Mean anomaly

0.0286°

Eccentric anomaly

0.02865°

Mean motion

3.49145 °/min

Orbital period

103.11 mins

BSTAR

0.000078205

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

SECOR 3 Visibility forecast

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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.
11 mins	2025-08-31 14:36:58.190Z	195.275° SSW	2025-08-31 14:42:58.190Z	89.29° E	43.742°	2025-08-31 14:47:58.190Z	28.629° NE
7 mins	2025-08-31 16:25:58.190Z	275.813° WNW	2025-08-31 16:28:58.190Z	310.749° NW	17.976°	2025-08-31 16:32:58.190Z	354.138° N
9 mins	2025-08-31 23:40:58.190Z	358.595° N	2025-08-31 23:44:58.190Z	68.916° E	33.607°	2025-08-31 23:49:58.190Z	128.792° SE
7 mins	2025-09-01 01:26:58.190Z	299.317° NW	2025-09-01 01:29:58.190Z	256.332° W	25.485°	2025-09-01 01:33:58.190Z	205.072° SW