PORCUPINE 2, 1577
Orbit data source: Space-Track
PORCUPINE 2, 1577 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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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PORCUPINE 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | SURCAL, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 5 kg wet, 5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 PORCUPINE 2
1 01577U 65065J 24261.63731183 .00000360 00000-0 67452-3 0 9995
2 01577 89.9941 211.2297 0072237 102.0916 73.5636 13.36074204877514Epoch: 2024-09-17T15:17Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T15:17:43.742Z)
| Latitude | 3.45498° |
| Longitude | 164.74798° |
| Altitude | 1,111.515 km |
| Speed | 7.304 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 04m 55s |
| True Declination | 3° 26' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 59.75161° |
| Longitude | -15.24176° |
| Altitude | 1,093.494 km |
| Speed | 7.331 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 35m 31s |
| Apparent Declination | 60° 28' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:43:19 |
| Azimuth | 346.244° N |
| Elevation | 12.994° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,175.18 km |
| Perigee | 1,066.837 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,499.146 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0072237 |
| Inclination | 89.9941° |
| RAAN | 211.2297° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 102.0916° |
| True anomaly | 74.35956° |
| Mean anomaly | 73.5636° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 73.96138° |
| Mean motion | 3.34215 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00067452 |
| Period | 107.72 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1965 (1965-08-13 UTC)
PORCUPINE 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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