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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: 17 hours ago

TLE from 17 hours ago

0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 01778U 65096A   26037.28092318  .00000446  00000-0  12175-3 0  9993
2 01778  34.2555 148.0447 0739738 354.2501   5.0023 13.49723705947094

Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:44:31.762Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-89.50877°

Altitude

523.541 km

Speed

7.878 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 52m 10s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

01:29:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,627.849 km

Perigee altitude

524.967 km

Semi-major axis

7,454.545 km

Eccentricity

0.07397

Inclination

34.2555°

RAAN

148.0447°

Arg. of periapsis

354.2501°

True anomaly

5.81606°

Mean anomaly

5.0023°

Eccentric anomaly

5.40126°

Mean motion

3.37219 °/min

Orbital period

106.76 mins

BSTAR

0.00012175

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

DIAMANT DEB, 1938 (Decayed)

DIAMANT R/B, 1805

DIAMANT DEB, 1996 (Decayed)

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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.
8 mins	2026-02-07 11:24:33.018Z	213.154° SW	2026-02-07 11:27:33.018Z	160.531° S	29.698°	2026-02-07 11:32:33.018Z	99.889° ESE
11 mins	2026-02-07 13:16:33.018Z	244.789° WSW	2026-02-07 13:20:33.018Z	166.435° S	38.555°	2026-02-07 13:27:33.018Z	104.29° ESE
13 mins	2026-02-07 15:08:33.018Z	255.791° W	2026-02-07 15:13:33.018Z	189.485° SSW	34.703°	2026-02-07 15:21:33.018Z	126.676° SE
11 mins	2026-02-07 17:01:33.018Z	249.906° W	2026-02-07 17:06:33.018Z	207.306° SW	21.905°	2026-02-07 17:12:33.018Z	164.528° S

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A-1 (ASTERIX), 1778

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 17 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T06:44:31.762Z)

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Orbital elements

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

A-1 (ASTERIX) Visibility forecast

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