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
Last TLE update
21 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.55 m
Radar Cross Section
0.337 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 21 hours ago
0 A-1 (ASTERIX)
1 1778U 65096A 25195.99042515 .00000205 00000-0 56335-4 0 9999
2 1778 34.2588 65.9740 0741688 336.9354 19.9560 13.49321551918780Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T23:46:12.732Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
136.32957°
Altitude
559.528 km
Speed
7.84 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 23m 53s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-15.05396°
Longitude
-24.68252°
Altitude
1,451.399 km
Speed
6.956 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 56m 19s
Apparent Declination
-28° 11' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
08:57:48
Azimuth
74.251° E
Elevation
-62.416°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1965 (1965-11-26 UTC)
A-1 (ASTERIX) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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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| 14 mins | 2025-07-15 21:24:32.198Z | 251.794° W | 2025-07-15 21:30:32.198Z | 165.267° S | 39.921° | 2025-07-15 21:38:32.198Z | 102.835° ESE |
| 15 mins | 2025-07-15 23:17:32.198Z | 260.828° W | 2025-07-15 23:23:32.198Z | 195.605° SSW | 36.636° | 2025-07-15 23:32:32.198Z | 125.361° SE |
| 13 mins | 2025-07-16 01:11:32.198Z | 252.781° W | 2025-07-16 01:16:32.198Z | 213.271° SW | 24.016° | 2025-07-16 01:24:32.198Z | 159.184° S |
| 9 mins | 2025-07-16 18:37:32.198Z | 203.502° SW | 2025-07-16 18:40:32.198Z | 160.743° S | 25.588° | 2025-07-16 18:46:32.198Z | 97.233° ESE |
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