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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NRL 9", Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-03-09 (61 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 ANT, 7.6 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 6 hours ago

TLE from 6 hours ago
0 PORCUPINE 1
1  1272U 65016H   26209.17075494 -.00000010  00000-0  31273-4 0  9998
2  1272  70.0793 162.5793 0019782  65.7415 294.5754 13.94538351122090
Epoch: 2026-07-28T04:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-07-28T04:05:53.226Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
155.26368°
Altitude
909.11 km
Speed
7.401 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 50m 19s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:34:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
925.225 km
Perigee altitude
896.387 km
Semi-major axis
7,288.943 km
Eccentricity
0.00198
Inclination
70.0793°
RAAN
162.5793°
Arg. of periapsis
65.7415°
True anomaly
294.36904°
Mean anomaly
294.5754°
Eccentric anomaly
294.47224°
Mean motion
3.48776 °/min
Orbital period
103.22 mins
BSTAR
0.000031273
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