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
Orbit
Country
FRRelated business
Manufacturer
CNES
Mission
Civil Technology
Bus & Motor
A-1, Unknown motor
Mass
42 kg wet, 42 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Poly, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.337 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 23 hours ago
TLE from 23 hours ago
0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 01778U 65096A 25260.00405838 .00000832 00000-0 22860-3 0 9996
2 01778 34.2536 116.3946 0740301 69.0773 298.7480 13.49414477927869Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:05Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T00:05:50.644Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
118.74736°
Altitude
841.063 km
Speed
7.549 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 45m 34s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:05:40
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,629.491 km
Perigee altitude
525.601 km
Semi-major axis
7,455.683 km
Eccentricity
0.07403
Inclination
34.2536°
RAAN
116.3946°
Arg. of periapsis
69.0773°
True anomaly
290.98854°
Mean anomaly
298.748°
Eccentric anomaly
294.90069°
Mean motion
3.37141 °/min
Orbital period
106.78 mins
BSTAR
0.0002286
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.A-1 (ASTERIX) 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 23:41:35.752Z | 237.078° WSW | 2025-09-17 23:44:35.752Z | 194.369° SSW | 16.072° | 2025-09-17 23:46:35.752Z | 169.637° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 19:01:35.752Z | 214.603° SW | 2025-09-18 19:03:35.752Z | 166.321° S | 26.177° | 2025-09-18 19:06:35.752Z | 109.938° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 20:53:35.752Z | 237.709° WSW | 2025-09-18 20:55:35.752Z | 187.361° SSW | 29.792° | 2025-09-18 20:58:35.752Z | 124.191° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 22:46:35.752Z | 222.162° SW | 2025-09-18 22:47:35.752Z | 203.799° SW | 18.962° | 2025-09-18 22:50:35.752Z | 157.746° S |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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