PORCUPINE 1, 1272
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PORCUPINE 1, 1272 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) 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). 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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| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 9", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 4 kg wet, 4 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere + 12 Rod, 15.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.031 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 PORCUPINE 1
1 1272U 65016H 25082.47049466 .00000096 00000-0 11055-3 0 9997
2 1272 70.0780 127.1080 0022600 346.7349 13.3159 13.94468217 54029Epoch: 2025-03-23T11:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-03-23T11:17:30.738Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | 136.52916° |
| Altitude | 899.295 km |
| Speed | 7.411 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 28m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -8.8063° |
| Longitude | 132.72201° |
| Altitude | 900.465 km |
| Speed | 7.41 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 09h 25m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | -24° 48' 31" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:13:28 |
| Azimuth | 64.479° ENE |
| Elevation | -62.793° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 927.524 km |
| Perigee altitude | 894.577 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,289.188 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.00226 |
| Inclination | 70.078° |
| RAAN | 127.108° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 346.7349° |
| True anomaly | 13.37571° |
| Mean anomaly | 13.3159° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 13.34579° |
| Mean motion | 3.48758 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00011055 |
| Orbital period | 103.22 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
| OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271 |
| GGSE 2, 1244 |
| GGSE 3, 1292 |
| SOLRAD 7B, 1291 |
| SECOR 3, 1208 |
| OSCAR 3, 1293 |
| SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed) |
| THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245 |
| OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 |
| GGSE 3 DEB, 44043 |
PORCUPINE 1 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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| 6 mins | 2025-03-24 02:55:01.130Z | 132.949° SE | 2025-03-24 02:58:01.130Z | 99.782° ESE | 16.53° | 2025-03-24 03:01:01.130Z | 66.576° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-24 04:39:01.130Z | 217.621° SW | 2025-03-24 04:43:01.130Z | 290.416° WNW | 42.604° | 2025-03-24 04:49:01.130Z | 19.362° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-03-24 13:41:01.130Z | 341.55° N | 2025-03-24 13:46:01.130Z | 79.912° E | 43.381° | 2025-03-24 13:51:01.130Z | 147.457° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-03-24 15:29:01.130Z | 281.785° WNW | 2025-03-24 15:31:01.130Z | 258.983° W | 15.953° | 2025-03-24 15:34:01.130Z | 227.503° WSW |
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