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ALOUETTE 2, 1804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOUETTE 2, 1804 is a payload satellite owned by DRTE (CA) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 29 Nov 1965 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA B launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

1804, 1965-098A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

DEHAVT/RCAV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALOUETTE, Unknown motor

Mass

145 kg wet, 145 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-11-29 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1  1804U 65098A   26021.47196399  .00000732  00000-0  23606-3 0  9992
2  1804  79.7978  41.4612 1331028 169.9813 193.0901 12.28187013661262

Epoch: 2026-01-21T11:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T11:19:37.688Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

110.71517°

Altitude

2,594.703 km

Speed

6.216 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 45m 50s

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

20:53:46

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,610.361 km

Perigee altitude

498.647 km

Semi-major axis

7,932.641 km

Eccentricity

0.1331

Inclination

79.7978°

RAAN

41.4612°

Arg. of periapsis

169.9813°

True anomaly

190.12079°

Mean anomaly

193.0901°

Eccentric anomaly

191.56164°

Mean motion

3.07197 °/min

Orbital period

117.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00023606

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Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 1965 (1965-11-29 UTC)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2092

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1944 (Decayed)

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 25058 (Decayed)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2153

EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X), 1806

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1951

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948

THOR AGENA B R/B, 1807

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1808 (Decayed)

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 20833 (Decayed)

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ALOUETTE 2 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.
22 mins	2026-01-22 01:03:30.040Z	162.454° S	2026-01-22 01:16:30.040Z	94.473° ESE	38.026°	2026-01-22 01:25:30.040Z	24.484° NE
21 mins	2026-01-22 03:03:30.040Z	216.964° SW	2026-01-22 03:15:30.040Z	288.592° WNW	36.829°	2026-01-22 03:24:30.040Z	358.444° N
6 mins	2026-01-22 13:28:30.040Z	326.003° NNW	2026-01-22 13:31:30.040Z	256.801° W	31.492°	2026-01-22 13:34:30.040Z	199.128° SSW

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ALOUETTE 2, 1804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-21T11:19:37.688Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #98 in the year 1965 (1965-11-29 UTC)

ALOUETTE 2 Visibility forecast

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