DODECAPOLE 2, 1510
Orbit data source: Space-Track
DODECAPOLE 2, 1510 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 13 Aug 1965 UTC via a THOR ABLESTAR 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NRL 9", Unknown motor
Mass
4 kg wet, 4 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 DODECAPOLE 2
1 01510U 65065C 26006.32137441 .00004160 00000-0 23416-2 0 9997
2 01510 90.0610 23.8441 0036009 345.9339 14.0839 14.09955363 10349Epoch: 2026-01-06T07:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T07:42:46.749Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
162.24346°
Altitude
837.287 km
Speed
7.447 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 35m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:48:56
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
882.538 km
Perigee altitude
830.436 km
Semi-major axis
7,234.624 km
Eccentricity
0.0036
Inclination
90.061°
RAAN
23.8441°
Arg. of periapsis
345.9339°
True anomaly
14.18475°
Mean anomaly
14.0839°
Eccentric anomaly
14.13428°
Mean motion
3.52711 °/min
Orbital period
102.07 mins
BSTAR
0.0023416
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.DODECAPOLE 2 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 | 2026-01-08 00:42:22.441Z | 146.105° SSE | 2026-01-08 00:47:22.441Z | 67.947° E | 32.523° | 2026-01-08 00:51:22.441Z | 15.651° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-01-08 02:26:22.441Z | 239.322° WSW | 2026-01-08 02:29:22.441Z | 283.486° WNW | 22.078° | 2026-01-08 02:33:22.441Z | 330.288° NNW |
| 9 mins | 2026-01-08 13:06:22.441Z | 9.941° NNE | 2026-01-08 13:10:22.441Z | 76.413° E | 43.1° | 2026-01-08 13:15:22.441Z | 173.524° S |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-08 14:50:22.441Z | 305.15° NW | 2026-01-08 14:51:22.441Z | 293.527° NW | 14.663° | 2026-01-08 14:54:22.441Z | 259.562° W |
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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