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
Orbit
Last TLE update
16 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
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 25181.67323711 .00000001 00000-0 39727-4 0 9990
2 01272 70.0802 276.3749 0024084 228.1563 131.7487 13.94485545 67376Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:09:27.686Z)
Latitude
0°
Longitude
115.02987°
Altitude
926.987 km
Speed
7.383 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 25m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.70653°
Longitude
-66.67151°
Altitude
903.433 km
Speed
7.407 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 02m 44s
Apparent Declination
-18° 34' 51"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:08:41
Azimuth
38.455° NE
Elevation
-64.364°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
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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| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 09:34:33.895Z | 276.923° WNW | 2025-07-01 09:37:33.895Z | 307.801° NW | 15.967° | 2025-07-01 09:41:33.895Z | 350.052° N |
| 10 mins | 2025-07-01 16:49:33.895Z | 349.217° N | 2025-07-01 16:54:33.895Z | 75.717° E | 37.719° | 2025-07-01 16:59:33.895Z | 135.852° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-01 18:36:33.895Z | 295.195° NW | 2025-07-01 18:39:33.895Z | 256.514° W | 21.618° | 2025-07-01 18:43:33.895Z | 210.88° SW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-02 06:10:33.895Z | 126.014° SE | 2025-07-02 06:12:33.895Z | 103.156° ESE | 17.17° | 2025-07-02 06:16:33.895Z | 60.655° ENE |
| 10 mins | 2025-07-02 07:53:33.895Z | 217.233° SW | 2025-07-02 07:57:33.895Z | 273.801° WNW | 42.236° | 2025-07-02 08:03:33.895Z | 18.631° NNE |
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