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
Spacecraft
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, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 1778U 65096A 26307.22061141 .00000131 00000-0 40389-4 0 9997
2 1778 34.2545 281.5883 0738392 102.1503 266.2782 13.49945702983587Epoch: 2026-11-03T05:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-03T05:17:40.825Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
159.6817°
Altitude
1,147.089 km
Speed
7.244 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 46m 21s
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
19:51:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,625.969 km
Perigee altitude
525.214 km
Semi-major axis
7,453.728 km
Eccentricity
0.07384
Inclination
34.2545°
RAAN
281.5883°
Arg. of periapsis
102.1503°
True anomaly
257.91477°
Mean anomaly
266.2782°
Eccentric anomaly
262.0878°
Mean motion
3.37274 °/min
Orbital period
106.74 mins
BSTAR
0.000040389
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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 | 2026-11-04 01:00:52.920Z | 184.02° SSW | 2026-11-04 01:02:52.920Z | 162.79° S | 14.017° | 2026-11-04 01:05:52.920Z | 125.855° SE |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-04 02:52:52.920Z | 218.923° SW | 2026-11-04 02:55:52.920Z | 164.166° S | 30.21° | 2026-11-04 02:58:52.920Z | 110.484° ESE |
| 5 mins | 2026-11-04 04:45:52.920Z | 236.519° WSW | 2026-11-04 04:47:52.920Z | 186.049° SSW | 37.308° | 2026-11-04 04:50:52.920Z | 119.376° SE |
| 4 mins | 2026-11-04 06:38:52.920Z | 222.764° SW | 2026-11-04 06:39:52.920Z | 201.245° SSW | 21.231° | 2026-11-04 06:42:52.920Z | 149.193° SSE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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