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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

1510, 1965-065C

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 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)

1965-08-13 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere + 12 Rod, 7.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.071 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 DODECAPOLE 2
1  1510U 65065C   25224.19529772  .00003031  00000-0  17488-2 0  9993
2  1510  90.0595  22.8568 0039698  93.2709 267.3017 14.08482023990098

Epoch: 2025-08-12T04:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T04:41:13.723Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-8.34181°

Altitude

869.077 km

Speed

7.417 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 31m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in partial shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-76.50948°

Longitude

-8.09142°

Altitude

920.332 km

Speed

7.376 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 33m 12s

Apparent Declination

-63° 36' 47"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:23:04

Azimuth

197.875° SSW

Elevation

-64.138°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

890.276 km

Perigee altitude

832.796 km

Semi-major axis

7,239.673 km

Eccentricity

0.00397

Inclination

90.0595°

RAAN

22.8568°

Arg. of periapsis

93.2709°

True anomaly

266.84741°

Mean anomaly

267.3017°

Eccentric anomaly

267.07454°

Mean motion

3.52342 °/min

Orbital period

102.17 mins

BSTAR

0.0017488

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

CALSPHERE 4(A), 1520

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1521

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1522

OPS 8464 DEB *, 2335 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

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.
10 mins	2025-08-12 22:18:47.854Z	19.331° NNE	2025-08-12 22:23:47.854Z	86.694° E	31.382°	2025-08-12 22:28:47.854Z	153.487° SSE
7 mins	2025-08-13 00:02:47.854Z	324.406° NNW	2025-08-13 00:05:47.854Z	280.148° WNW	23.577°	2025-08-13 00:09:47.854Z	230.573° WSW
6 mins	2025-08-13 09:49:47.854Z	108.071° ESE	2025-08-13 09:51:47.854Z	81.865° E	19.411°	2025-08-13 09:55:47.854Z	31.855° NE
9 mins	2025-08-13 11:29:47.854Z	202.819° SW	2025-08-13 11:33:47.854Z	267.58° W	36.306°	2025-08-13 11:38:47.854Z	344.237° N

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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