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NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 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
1515, 1965-065G
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Calibration
Bus & Motor
LONG ROD, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 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, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1  1515U 65065G   25181.58432899  .00000312  00000-0  46828-3 0  9996
2  1515  89.9992 213.7803 0055402 252.0165 234.1476 13.50622230933300
Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:01Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:01:26.024Z)
Latitude
54.4421°
Longitude
-95.47128°
Altitude
1,103.344 km
Speed
7.294 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 15m 07s
True Declination
54° 17' 12"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-72.2843°
Longitude
84.52728°
Altitude
1,064.187 km
Speed
7.335 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 53m 49s
Apparent Declination
-64° 10' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:14:11
Azimuth
202.786° SW
Elevation
-61.719°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,108.266 km
Perigee altitude
1,025.771 km
Semi-major axis
7,445.156 km
Eccentricity
0.00554
Inclination
89.9992°
RAAN
213.7803°
Arg. of periapsis
252.0165°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
234.1476°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.37857 °/min
Orbital period
106.55 mins
BSTAR
0.00046828
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NAVSPASUR ROD 1 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
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9 mins2025-07-01 13:08:02.491Z36.443° NE2025-07-01 13:12:02.491Z76.552° E19.867°2025-07-01 13:17:02.491Z126.155° SE
11 mins2025-07-01 14:54:02.491Z352.02° N2025-07-01 14:59:02.491Z281.76° WNW41.245°2025-07-01 15:05:02.491Z199.903° SSW
8 mins2025-07-02 01:07:02.491Z107.396° ESE2025-07-02 01:10:02.491Z75.542° E20.235°2025-07-02 01:15:02.491Z27.191° NE
11 mins2025-07-02 02:51:02.491Z193.336° SSW2025-07-02 02:56:02.491Z269.632° W41.703°2025-07-02 03:02:02.491Z349.818° N
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