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 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"
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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"
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Local Sidereal Time
18:57:14
Azimuth
220.599° SW
Elevation
-4.915°
Doppler factor
1
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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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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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