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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

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1 01515U 65065G   25199.51347653  .00000395  00000-0  59521-3 0  9996
2 01515  89.9990 213.7830 0057515 198.7081 291.8686 13.50636580935272

Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:19:24.372Z)

Latitude

50.13047°

Longitude

-87.6336°

Altitude

1,062.225 km

Speed

7.333 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 15m 07s

True Declination

49° 58' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

50.51514°

Longitude

-87.63366°

Altitude

1,061.691 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 59m 44s

Apparent Declination

10° 13' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:46:54

Azimuth

337.322° NNW

Elevation

-37.094°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,109.787 km

Perigee altitude

1,024.146 km

Semi-major axis

7,445.103 km

Eccentricity

0.00575

Inclination

89.999°

RAAN

213.783°

Arg. of periapsis

198.7081°

True anomaly

291.25532°

Mean anomaly

291.8686°

Eccentric anomaly

291.56212°

Mean motion

3.3786 °/min

Orbital period

106.55 mins

BSTAR

0.00059521

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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

TEMPSAT 1, 1512

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

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

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.
11 mins	2025-07-19 00:14:22.221Z	131.842° SE	2025-07-19 00:20:22.221Z	69.672° E	25.671°	2025-07-19 00:25:22.221Z	20.687° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-19 02:01:22.221Z	207.302° SW	2025-07-19 02:06:22.221Z	281.161° WNW	36.068°	2025-07-19 02:12:22.221Z	345.438° N
12 mins	2025-07-19 13:09:22.221Z	4.913° NNE	2025-07-19 13:16:22.221Z	132.055° SE	43.826°	2025-07-19 13:21:22.221Z	177.18° S
5 mins	2025-07-19 14:59:22.221Z	311.393° NW	2025-07-19 15:01:22.221Z	290.867° WNW	15.478°	2025-07-19 15:04:22.221Z	260.796° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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Check out NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 on other resources

View NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 on Celestrak

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