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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

LONG ROD, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-08-13 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR ABLESTAR

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1  1515U 65065G   26049.46094340  .00000483  00000-0  72815-3 0  9996
2  1515  90.0133 213.9952 0058648 298.8829  86.5510 13.50902675964291

Epoch: 2026-02-18T11:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T11:03:45.509Z)

Latitude

26.13606°

Longitude

-100.37717°

Altitude

1,069.799 km

Speed

7.32 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 15m 57s

True Declination

26° 00' 22"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:13:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,109.646 km

Perigee altitude

1,022.329 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.125 km

Eccentricity

0.00586

Inclination

90.0133°

RAAN

213.9952°

Arg. of periapsis

298.8829°

True anomaly

87.22212°

Mean anomaly

86.551°

Eccentric anomaly

86.88653°

Mean motion

3.37927 °/min

Orbital period

106.53 mins

BSTAR

0.00072815

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 3810

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 5265

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 11855 (Decayed)

OPS 8464 (TRANSIT 5B-7), 1514

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 6290 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1511

TRANSIT 5B-7 DEB, 3809 (Decayed)

THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 1508

PORCUPINE 2, 1577

DODECAPOLE 2 DEB, 41734

THOR ABLESTAR DEB, 1504

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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.
10 mins	2026-02-19 10:10:02.441Z	130.496° SE	2026-02-19 10:15:02.441Z	74.999° E	26.587°	2026-02-19 10:20:02.441Z	21.455° NNE
11 mins	2026-02-19 11:56:02.441Z	207.745° SW	2026-02-19 12:01:02.441Z	272.47° WNW	34.578°	2026-02-19 12:07:02.441Z	343.253° N
11 mins	2026-02-19 23:06:02.441Z	5.263° NNE	2026-02-19 23:11:02.441Z	98.36° ESE	44.747°	2026-02-19 23:17:02.441Z	180.147° SSW
6 mins	2026-02-20 00:54:02.441Z	313.817° NW	2026-02-20 00:56:02.441Z	294.594° NW	15.499°	2026-02-20 01:00:02.441Z	257.147° W

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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 Keep Track

View NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 on Celestrak

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NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 22 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-18T11:03:45.509Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)

NAVSPASUR ROD 1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago