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ALOUETTE 2, 1804

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOUETTE 2, 1804 is a payload satellite 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

22 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 22 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 2
1 01804U 65098A   25151.50533807  .00000352  00000-0  11865-3 0  9990
2 01804  79.8029 241.2271 1331232 286.1710  59.7150 12.27854959632425

Epoch: 2025-05-31T12:07Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T12:07:41.209Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

170.06064°

Altitude

1,143.588 km

Speed

7.47 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 04m 54s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

77.91694°

Longitude

-133.92655°

Altitude

2,538.084 km

Speed

6.272 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 47m 51s

Apparent Declination

56° 47' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:48:16

Azimuth

0.058° NNE

Elevation

6.709°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,612.144 km

Perigee altitude

499.726 km

Semi-major axis

7,934.072 km

Eccentricity

0.13312

Inclination

79.8029°

RAAN

241.2271°

Arg. of periapsis

286.171°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

59.715°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.07114 °/min

Orbital period

117.22 mins

BSTAR

0.00011865

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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.
10 mins	2025-06-01 14:12:09.502Z	15.975° NNE	2025-06-01 14:17:09.502Z	36.678° NE	12.652°	2025-06-01 14:22:09.502Z	57.957° ENE
23 mins	2025-06-01 16:09:09.502Z	359.3° N	2025-06-01 16:21:09.502Z	62.044° ENE	34.261°	2025-06-01 16:32:09.502Z	130.543° SE
24 mins	2025-06-01 18:08:09.502Z	343.254° N	2025-06-01 18:21:09.502Z	265.797° W	42.27°	2025-06-01 18:32:09.502Z	190.253° SSW
12 mins	2025-06-01 20:10:09.502Z	318.79° NNW	2025-06-01 20:16:09.502Z	292.637° NW	15.951°	2025-06-01 20:22:09.502Z	263.184° W
18 mins	2025-06-02 05:18:09.502Z	135.359° SSE	2025-06-02 05:25:09.502Z	80.752° E	29.503°	2025-06-02 05:36:09.502Z	23.462° NE
21 mins	2025-06-02 07:15:09.502Z	209.001° SW	2025-06-02 07:23:09.502Z	295.471° NW	42.184°	2025-06-02 07:36:09.502Z	8.289° NNE
13 mins	2025-06-02 09:20:09.502Z	285.378° WNW	2025-06-02 09:25:09.502Z	314.142° NW	17.944°	2025-06-02 09:33:09.502Z	352° N

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