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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

Country

Related business

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

CNES

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

A-1, Unknown motor

Mass

42 kg wet, 42 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-11-26 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DIAMANT A

Launch site

Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 01778U 65096A   26127.16521812  .00000224  00000-0  55853-4 0  9991
2 01778  34.2603  73.0713 0740156 269.4746  82.1126 13.49774233959247

Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:57:54.845Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

148.57747°

Altitude

1,036.847 km

Speed

7.353 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 52m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

07:12:54

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,627.96 km

Perigee altitude

524.483 km

Semi-major axis

7,454.358 km

Eccentricity

0.07402

Inclination

34.2603°

RAAN

73.0713°

Arg. of periapsis

269.4746°

True anomaly

90.59081°

Mean anomaly

82.1126°

Eccentric anomaly

86.34475°

Mean motion

3.37231 °/min

Orbital period

106.75 mins

BSTAR

0.000055853

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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)

DIAMANT DEB, 1996 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 1938 (Decayed)

DIAMANT R/B, 1805

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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.
16 mins	2026-05-07 23:41:10.082Z	216.336° SW	2026-05-07 23:48:10.082Z	156.359° SSE	32.47°	2026-05-07 23:57:10.082Z	91.115° ESE
17 mins	2026-05-08 01:34:10.082Z	246.102° WSW	2026-05-08 01:42:10.082Z	165.084° S	41.14°	2026-05-08 01:51:10.082Z	96.64° ESE
18 mins	2026-05-08 03:27:10.082Z	264.141° W	2026-05-08 03:36:10.082Z	184.672° SSW	40.705°	2026-05-08 03:45:10.082Z	114.822° SE
15 mins	2026-05-08 05:22:10.082Z	263.973° W	2026-05-08 05:29:10.082Z	211.542° SW	30.944°	2026-05-08 05:37:10.082Z	146.762° SSE
6 mins	2026-05-08 07:19:10.082Z	241.082° WSW	2026-05-08 07:22:10.082Z	221.48° SW	12.76°	2026-05-08 07:25:10.082Z	201.01° SSW
13 mins	2026-05-08 22:46:10.082Z	195.458° SSW	2026-05-08 22:51:10.082Z	147.916° SSE	26.934°	2026-05-08 22:59:10.082Z	92.7° ESE

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A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-07T03:57:54.845Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)

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