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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

17 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, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
1 01515U 65065G   25128.52656345  .00000700  00000-0  10650-2 0  9999
2 01515  90.0006 213.7706 0058893  49.4994  14.2913 13.50577253925696

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:38Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:38:15.082Z)

Latitude

64.04271°

Longitude

157.61074°

Altitude

1,038.753 km

Speed

7.359 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 15m 04s

True Declination

63° 54' 44"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-28.30997°

Longitude

-22.38831°

Altitude

1,122.093 km

Speed

7.27 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 55m 47s

Apparent Declination

-33° 36' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:29:45

Azimuth

318.432° NNW

Elevation

-81.819°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,111.032 km

Perigee altitude

1,023.337 km

Semi-major axis

7,445.321 km

Eccentricity

0.0058893

Inclination

90.0006°

RAAN

213.7706°

Arg. of periapsis

49.4994°

True anomaly

14.45909°

Mean anomaly

14.2913°

Eccentric anomaly

14.37507°

Mean motion

3.37845 °/min

BSTAR

0.001065

Orbital period

106.56 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

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

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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 06:12:06.075Z	183.944° SSW	2025-05-09 06:18:06.075Z	275.557° WNW	43.862°	2025-05-09 06:24:06.075Z	353.837° N
10 mins	2025-05-09 17:23:06.075Z	20.883° NNE	2025-05-09 17:28:06.075Z	100.26° ESE	36.288°	2025-05-09 17:33:06.075Z	157.838° S
8 mins	2025-05-09 19:10:06.075Z	327.397° NNW	2025-05-09 19:14:06.075Z	278.484° WNW	24.338°	2025-05-09 19:18:06.075Z	235.745° WSW

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Check out NAVSPASUR ROD 1, 1515 on other resources

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