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A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 26 Nov 1965 UTC via a DIAMANT A launch vehicle from the Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR). 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
1778, 1965-096A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
Flag of FRNational Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)
Manufacturer
CNES
Mission
Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
A-1, Unknown motor
Mass
42 kg wet, 42 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-11-26 (59 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DIAMANT A
Launch site
Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Poly, 0.55 m
Radar Cross Section
0.337 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 01778U 65096A   25128.86776452  .00000335  00000-0  85472-4 0  9993
2 01778  34.2609  30.5577 0741954 223.0354 130.9912 13.49290300910146
Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:49Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:49:34.854Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-148.7696°
Altitude
1,458.14 km
Speed
6.949 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 02m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-33.80543°
Longitude
131.6458°
Altitude
736.857 km
Speed
7.66 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 50m 13s
Apparent Declination
-42° 11' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:27:11
Azimuth
107.41° ESE
Elevation
-60.58°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,631.213 km
Perigee altitude
524.791 km
Semi-major axis
7,456.139 km
Eccentricity
0.0741954
Inclination
34.2609°
RAAN
30.5577°
Arg. of periapsis
223.0354°
True anomaly
137.02883°
Mean anomaly
130.9912°
Eccentric anomaly
134.04676°
Mean motion
3.3711 °/min
BSTAR
0.000085472
Orbital period
106.79 mins
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)
DIAMANT R/B, 1805
DIAMANT DEB, 1938 (Decayed)
DIAMANT DEB, 1996 (Decayed)

A-1 (ASTERIX) Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 18:16:32.782Z157.262° SSE2025-05-09 18:19:32.782Z139.278° SSE11.956°2025-05-09 18:22:32.782Z121.405° SE
15 mins2025-05-09 20:05:32.782Z205.421° SW2025-05-09 20:12:32.782Z152.386° SSE29.331°2025-05-09 20:20:32.782Z94.731° ESE
17 mins2025-05-09 21:57:32.782Z240.307° WSW2025-05-09 22:06:32.782Z161.098° S39.7°2025-05-09 22:14:32.782Z94.907° ESE
16 mins2025-05-09 23:51:32.782Z260.701° W2025-05-10 00:00:32.782Z173.692° S40.846°2025-05-10 00:07:32.782Z110.067° ESE
13 mins2025-05-10 01:46:32.782Z264.496° W2025-05-10 01:53:32.782Z201.936° SSW32.194°2025-05-10 01:59:32.782Z140.724° SSE
4 mins2025-05-10 03:43:32.782Z237.548° WSW2025-05-10 03:45:32.782Z220.807° SW13.017°2025-05-10 03:47:32.782Z202.841° SW

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