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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

9 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, 15.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.071 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 DODECAPOLE 2
1 01510U 65065C   25128.83659982  .00004710  00000-0  27485-2 0  9997
2 01510  90.0575  22.2687 0040846  34.4720 325.9100 14.07911449976219

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:04Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:04:42.224Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

-145.80861°

Altitude

845.092 km

Speed

7.443 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 29m 04s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

67.81902°

Longitude

-145.94654°

Altitude

853.904 km

Speed

7.444 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 12m 50s

Apparent Declination

18° 50' 56"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:04:04

Azimuth

357.577° N

Elevation

-31.199°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

893.072 km

Perigee altitude

833.914 km

Semi-major axis

7,241.63 km

Eccentricity

0.0040846

Inclination

90.0575°

RAAN

22.2687°

Arg. of periapsis

34.472°

True anomaly

325.64654°

Mean anomaly

325.91°

Eccentric anomaly

325.77838°

Mean motion

3.52199 °/min

BSTAR

0.0027485

Orbital period

102.21 mins

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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.
11 mins	2025-05-09 05:10:29.700Z	3.971° NNE	2025-05-09 05:16:29.700Z	154.549° SSE	43.966°	2025-05-09 05:21:29.700Z	180.697° SSW
8 mins	2025-05-09 16:40:29.700Z	145.112° SSE	2025-05-09 16:44:29.700Z	73.241° E	34.572°	2025-05-09 16:48:29.700Z	14.842° NNE
7 mins	2025-05-09 18:23:29.700Z	237.528° WSW	2025-05-09 18:26:29.700Z	277.219° WNW	20.348°	2025-05-09 18:30:29.700Z	326.202° NNW

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