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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

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, 36.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.732 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A   25242.84890536  .00001013  00000-0  32692-3 0  9999
2 01804  79.8035 163.5955 1331470 101.0568 274.2770 12.27923542643639

Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:22Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:22:25.423Z)

Latitude

0.00006°

Longitude

-121.28772°

Altitude

1,622.456 km

Speed

7.032 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 54m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

00:08:25

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,611.997 km

Perigee altitude

499.281 km

Semi-major axis

7,933.776 km

Eccentricity

0.13315

Inclination

79.8035°

RAAN

163.5955°

Arg. of periapsis

101.0568°

True anomaly

259.0522°

Mean anomaly

274.277°

Eccentric anomaly

266.66119°

Mean motion

3.07131 °/min

Orbital period

117.21 mins

BSTAR

0.00032692

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

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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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 18:01:48.097Z	115.488° SE	2025-08-31 18:03:48.097Z	97.551° ESE	12.318°	2025-08-31 18:05:48.097Z	76.246° E
10 mins	2025-08-31 19:56:48.097Z	200.994° SSW	2025-08-31 20:02:48.097Z	283.906° WNW	42.128°	2025-08-31 20:06:48.097Z	1.644° NNE
7 mins	2025-09-01 06:11:48.097Z	7.3° NNE	2025-09-01 06:13:48.097Z	57.326° ENE	39.683°	2025-09-01 06:18:48.097Z	156.125° SSE