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TEMPSAT 1, 1512

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TEMPSAT 1, 1512 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

1512, 1965-065E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

NRL 14", Unknown motor

Mass

9 kg wet, 9 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, 0.36 m

Radar Cross Section

0.102 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 TEMPSAT 1
1 01512U 65065E   25118.51238984  .00000063  00000-0  10962-3 0  9998
2 01512  89.9784 213.0368 0068574 334.5904  46.0470 13.33562483904784

Epoch: 2025-04-28T12:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T12:17:50.482Z)

Latitude

21.21395°

Longitude

171.85945°

Altitude

1,100.421 km

Speed

7.321 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 12m 10s

True Declination

21° 06' 13"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-17.10831°

Longitude

171.84134°

Altitude

1,089.786 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 19m 13s

Apparent Declination

-34° 11' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

07:39:43

Azimuth

98.13° ESE

Elevation

-50.11°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,181.919 km

Perigee altitude

1,078.94 km

Semi-major axis

7,508.567 km

Eccentricity

0.0068574

Inclination

89.9784°

RAAN

213.0368°

Arg. of periapsis

334.5904°

True anomaly

46.61608°

Mean anomaly

46.047°

Eccentric anomaly

46.3312°

Mean motion

3.33586 °/min

BSTAR

0.00010962

Orbital period

107.92 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

DODECAPOLE 2, 1510

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

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

TEMPSAT 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.
11 mins	2025-04-30 05:43:24.965Z	140.979° SSE	2025-04-30 05:48:24.965Z	86.283° E	31.999°	2025-04-30 05:54:24.965Z	15.581° NNE
10 mins	2025-04-30 07:32:24.965Z	223.49° SW	2025-04-30 07:36:24.965Z	273.573° WNW	29.297°	2025-04-30 07:42:24.965Z	338.546° N
8 mins	2025-04-30 17:03:24.965Z	46.498° ENE	2025-04-30 17:06:24.965Z	76.774° E	19.534°	2025-04-30 17:11:24.965Z	122.905° SE
12 mins	2025-04-30 18:49:24.965Z	354.676° N	2025-04-30 18:54:24.965Z	301.014° NW	42.508°	2025-04-30 19:01:24.965Z	195.959° SSW

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