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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

DEHAVT/RCAV

Mission

Civil Science

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

Ell + 1 Rod, 73 m

Radar Cross Section

0.732 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A   25195.50611796  .00000208  00000-0  66608-4 0  9998
2 01804  79.7979 203.8188 1331467 196.9656 158.2486 12.27885233637821

Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T12:08:48.591Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

89.00232°

Altitude

2,558.87 km

Speed

6.246 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 35m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

72.392°

Longitude

-126.48016°

Altitude

1,425.66 km

Speed

7.22 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 30m 20s

Apparent Declination

25° 47' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:41:52

Azimuth

348.124° N

Elevation

-23.325°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,612.183 km

Perigee altitude

499.426 km

Semi-major axis

7,933.941 km

Eccentricity

0.13315

Inclination

79.7979°

RAAN

203.8188°

Arg. of periapsis

196.9656°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

158.2486°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.07121 °/min

Orbital period

117.22 mins

BSTAR

0.000066608

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

EXPLORER 31 (ISIS-X), 1806

THOR AGENA B R/B, 1807

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1808 (Decayed)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1944 (Decayed)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1948

THOR AGENA B DEB, 1951

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2092

THOR AGENA B DEB, 2153

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 20833 (Decayed)

ALOUETTE 2 DEB, 25058 (Decayed)

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.
21 mins	2025-07-15 23:26:38.633Z	134.327° SE	2025-07-15 23:37:38.633Z	83.346° E	26.818°	2025-07-15 23:47:38.633Z	31.018° NE
26 mins	2025-07-16 01:21:38.633Z	190.247° SSW	2025-07-16 01:35:38.633Z	301.49° NW	44.889°	2025-07-16 01:47:38.633Z	10.464° NNE
19 mins	2025-07-16 03:25:38.633Z	249.863° W	2025-07-16 03:35:38.633Z	298.243° NW	24.612°	2025-07-16 03:44:38.633Z	349.182° N
10 mins	2025-07-16 11:49:38.633Z	356.223° N	2025-07-16 11:54:38.633Z	48.83° ENE	40.107°	2025-07-16 11:59:38.633Z	153.901° SSE

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