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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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 PORCUPINE 1
1 01272U 65016H 26208.88384684 -.00000007 00000-0 33358-4 0 9991
2 01272 70.0793 163.1888 0019775 66.1684 294.1492 13.94538346122052TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-27T21:12:44.366Z)
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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)
PORCUPINE 1 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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-07-28 21:25:56.817Z | 157.362° SSE | 2026-07-28 21:29:56.817Z | 105.088° ESE | 26.873° | 2026-07-28 21:34:56.817Z | 45.647° ENE |
| 9 mins | 2026-07-28 23:11:56.817Z | 243.464° WSW | 2026-07-28 23:15:56.817Z | 311.778° NW | 32.314° | 2026-07-28 23:20:56.817Z | 10.177° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-07-29 06:28:56.817Z | 16.821° NNE | 2026-07-29 06:31:56.817Z | 53.875° ENE | 19.067° | 2026-07-29 06:35:56.817Z | 96.551° ESE |
| 9 mins | 2026-07-29 08:13:56.817Z | 327.398° NNW | 2026-07-29 08:17:56.817Z | 249.13° W | 43.049° | 2026-07-29 08:22:56.817Z | 168.535° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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