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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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 PORCUPINE 1
1 01272U 65016H   25125.86733350  .00000028  00000-0  59956-4 0  9998
2 01272  70.0815  34.9206 0024534 293.9405  65.9130 13.94478980 59594

Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:48:57.614Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-141.29423°

Altitude

908.028 km

Speed

7.402 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 19m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

56.23538°

Longitude

-109.60637°

Altitude

932.901 km

Speed

7.385 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 52m 07s

Apparent Declination

12° 34' 60"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:23:39

Azimuth

351.279° N

Elevation

-37.085°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

928.896 km

Perigee altitude

893.13 km

Semi-major axis

7,289.15 km

Eccentricity

0.0024534

Inclination

70.0815°

RAAN

34.9206°

Arg. of periapsis

293.9405°

True anomaly

66.16998°

Mean anomaly

65.913°

Eccentric anomaly

66.04146°

Mean motion

3.48761 °/min

BSTAR

0.000059956

Orbital period

103.22 mins

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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.
4 mins	2025-05-06 17:37:28.852Z	115.032° SE	2025-05-06 17:39:28.852Z	94.716° ESE	12.028°	2025-05-06 17:41:28.852Z	74.948° E
10 mins	2025-05-06 19:19:28.852Z	203.621° SW	2025-05-06 19:24:28.852Z	15.624° NNE	44.497°	2025-05-06 19:29:28.852Z	24.015° NE
5 mins	2025-05-06 21:08:28.852Z	288.908° WNW	2025-05-06 21:10:28.852Z	310.959° NW	15.438°	2025-05-06 21:13:28.852Z	343.437° N
10 mins	2025-05-07 04:22:28.852Z	349.513° N	2025-05-07 04:26:28.852Z	48.198° ENE	38.677°	2025-05-07 04:32:28.852Z	137.729° SSE
7 mins	2025-05-07 06:09:28.852Z	292.226° WNW	2025-05-07 06:12:28.852Z	253.339° W	21.157°	2025-05-07 06:16:28.852Z	210.431° SW

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