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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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: 5 hours ago
TLE from 5 hours ago
0 DODECAPOLE 2
1 1510U 65065C 25308.50071337 .00005017 00000-0 28535-2 0 9991
2 1510 90.0627 23.4207 0039912 180.7382 179.3751 14.09328048 1490Epoch: 2025-11-04T12:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T12:01:01.635Z)
Latitude
0.00007°
Longitude
159.17705°
Altitude
893.612 km
Speed
7.39 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 33m 40s
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
13:06:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
887.519 km
Perigee altitude
829.752 km
Semi-major axis
7,236.773 km
Eccentricity
0.00399
Inclination
90.0627°
RAAN
23.4207°
Arg. of periapsis
180.7382°
True anomaly
179.38006°
Mean anomaly
179.3751°
Eccentric anomaly
179.37758°
Mean motion
3.52554 °/min
Orbital period
102.11 mins
BSTAR
0.0028535
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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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| 10 mins | 2025-11-04 17:42:15.775Z | 358.165° N | 2025-11-04 17:47:15.775Z | 302.237° NW | 43.532° | 2025-11-04 17:52:15.775Z | 191.853° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-05 05:11:15.775Z | 156.414° SSE | 2025-11-05 05:15:15.775Z | 66.19° ENE | 40.655° | 2025-11-05 05:20:15.775Z | 5.765° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2025-11-05 06:55:15.775Z | 254.87° W | 2025-11-05 06:57:15.775Z | 279.213° WNW | 16.595° | 2025-11-05 07:00:15.775Z | 314.155° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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