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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

7 hours 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 7 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A   25167.47517107  .00000413  00000-0  13881-3 0  9996
2 01804  79.8016 227.6497 1330920 253.7907  91.3013 12.27869687634381

Epoch: 2025-06-16T11:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-16T11:24:14.78Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

151.60274°

Altitude

1,723.349 km

Speed

6.944 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 10m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-75.5618°

Longitude

15.35294°

Altitude

534.474 km

Speed

8.085 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 04m 33s

Apparent Declination

-73° 21' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:25:52

Azimuth

177.242° S

Elevation

-56.453°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,611.824 km

Perigee altitude

499.918 km

Semi-major axis

7,934.008 km

Eccentricity

0.13309

Inclination

79.8016°

RAAN

227.6497°

Arg. of periapsis

253.7907°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

91.3013°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.07117 °/min

Orbital period

117.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00013881

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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	2025-06-17 03:09:11.653Z	132.735° SE	2025-06-17 03:18:11.653Z	81.391° E	28.45°	2025-06-17 03:30:11.653Z	25.326° NE
25 mins	2025-06-17 05:05:11.653Z	195.94° SSW	2025-06-17 05:16:11.653Z	303.716° NW	44.452°	2025-06-17 05:30:11.653Z	10.002° NNE
20 mins	2025-06-17 07:08:11.653Z	259.357° W	2025-06-17 07:17:11.653Z	305.931° NW	23.948°	2025-06-17 07:28:11.653Z	356.485° N
15 mins	2025-06-17 13:32:11.653Z	7.512° NNE	2025-06-17 13:40:11.653Z	49.25° ENE	22.041°	2025-06-17 13:47:11.653Z	95.66° ESE
20 mins	2025-06-17 15:30:11.653Z	349.405° N	2025-06-17 15:42:11.653Z	121.621° SE	44.792°	2025-06-17 15:50:11.653Z	167.957° S
13 mins	2025-06-17 17:31:11.653Z	325.438° NNW	2025-06-17 17:38:11.653Z	286.989° WNW	21.486°	2025-06-17 17:44:11.653Z	243.937° WSW

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