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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
LONG ROD, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Small (<0.1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1 01515U 65065G 26089.84789744 .00000595 00000-0 89619-3 0 9995
2 01515 90.0193 214.0674 0062007 180.2205 302.7815 13.50941777969748Epoch: 2026-03-30T20:20Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-30T20:20:58.338Z)
Latitude
57.6906°
Longitude
-99.37887°
Altitude
1,053.776 km
Speed
7.343 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 16m 23s
True Declination
57° 32' 28"
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
15:52:34
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,112.002 km
Perigee altitude
1,019.686 km
Semi-major axis
7,443.981 km
Eccentricity
0.0062
Inclination
90.0193°
RAAN
214.0674°
Arg. of periapsis
180.2205°
True anomaly
302.18161°
Mean anomaly
302.7815°
Eccentric anomaly
302.4818°
Mean motion
3.37937 °/min
Orbital period
106.53 mins
BSTAR
0.00089619
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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.NAVSPASUR ROD 1 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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| 9 mins | 2026-03-31 19:27:48.871Z | 29.488° NE | 2026-03-31 19:32:48.871Z | 86.552° E | 24.418° | 2026-03-31 19:36:48.871Z | 132.117° SE |
| 10 mins | 2026-03-31 21:14:48.871Z | 342.238° N | 2026-03-31 21:18:48.871Z | 286.792° WNW | 35.11° | 2026-03-31 21:24:48.871Z | 210.537° SW |
| 9 mins | 2026-04-01 07:25:48.871Z | 124.872° SE | 2026-04-01 07:29:48.871Z | 81.608° E | 25.441° | 2026-04-01 07:34:48.871Z | 25.175° NE |
| 11 mins | 2026-04-01 09:10:48.871Z | 203.53° SW | 2026-04-01 09:15:48.871Z | 261.268° W | 35.995° | 2026-04-01 09:21:48.871Z | 342.844° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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