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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). 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

1272, 1965-016H

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

NRL 9", Unknown motor

Mass

4 kg wet, 4 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

Sphere + 12 Rod, 15.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.031 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 PORCUPINE 1
1 01272U 65016H   25189.63524756  .00000003  00000-0  41165-4 0  9997
2 01272  70.0792 259.4624 0023725 218.5683 141.3728 13.94486233 68488

Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T15:14:45.389Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

103.94586°

Altitude

928.799 km

Speed

7.381 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 17m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

11.3849°

Longitude

106.73287°

Altitude

930.109 km

Speed

7.38 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 08m 54s

Apparent Declination

-39° 26' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:57:14

Azimuth

220.599° SW

Elevation

-4.915°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.281 km

Perigee altitude

893.694 km

Semi-major axis

7,289.125 km

Eccentricity

0.00237

Inclination

70.0792°

RAAN

259.4624°

Arg. of periapsis

218.5683°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

141.3728°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.48763 °/min

Orbital period

103.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000041165

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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)

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.
10 mins	2025-07-09 06:52:50.726Z	233.161° WSW	2025-07-09 06:57:50.726Z	300.221° NW	34.144°	2025-07-09 07:02:50.726Z	8.753° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-09 14:11:50.726Z	21.261° NNE	2025-07-09 14:13:50.726Z	45.472° ENE	18.473°	2025-07-09 14:17:50.726Z	90.709° ESE
10 mins	2025-07-09 15:55:50.726Z	330.07° NNW	2025-07-09 16:00:50.726Z	219.842° SW	43.296°	2025-07-09 16:05:50.726Z	166.026° S
9 mins	2025-07-10 05:14:50.726Z	166.582° S	2025-07-10 05:18:50.726Z	103.195° ESE	33.69°	2025-07-10 05:23:50.726Z	40.213° NE

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