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DIAPASON (D1-A), 2016

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DIAPASON (D1-A), 2016 is a payload satellite owned by CNES (FR) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 17 Feb 1966 UTC via a DIAMANT A launch vehicle from the Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR). 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

2016, 1966-013A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

9 hours ago

Origin

National Center for Space Studies, Paris (FR)

Manufacturer

CNES

Mission

Civil Geodetic

Bus & Motor

D-1, Unknown motor

Mass

19 kg wet, 19 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-02-17 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DIAMANT A

Launch site

Hamma Guira Space Track Range (HGSTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 4 Pan + 4 Rod, 1.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.455 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 DIAPASON (D1-A)
1 02016U 66013A   25128.81201726  .00000796  00000-0  23419-3 0  9994
2 02016  34.0881 242.0573 1163326  40.8561 327.3657 12.65255018689184

Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:29Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T19:29:18.291Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

82.85397°

Altitude

673.887 km

Speed

7.864 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 08m 13s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-21.06573°

Longitude

46.72326°

Altitude

1,191.032 km

Speed

7.358 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 21m 03s

Apparent Declination

-69° 45' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:55:09

Azimuth

167.103° S

Elevation

-22.873°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,309.752 km

Perigee altitude

499.029 km

Semi-major axis

7,782.527 km

Eccentricity

0.1163326

Inclination

34.0881°

RAAN

242.0573°

Arg. of periapsis

40.8561°

True anomaly

319.20814°

Mean anomaly

327.3657°

Eccentric anomaly

323.39078°

Mean motion

3.16127 °/min

BSTAR

0.00023419

Orbital period

113.88 mins

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DIAMANT DEB, 2023 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 2161 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 2993 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 3970 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 5420 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 5959 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 6784 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 14844 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 14845 (Decayed)

DIAMANT DEB, 19049 (Decayed)

DIAPASON (D1-A) 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.
6 mins	2025-05-09 12:50:36.102Z	220.91° SW	2025-05-09 12:52:36.102Z	171.354° S	30.695°	2025-05-09 12:56:36.102Z	105.989° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-09 14:49:36.102Z	245.398° WSW	2025-05-09 14:52:36.102Z	184.836° SSW	34.069°	2025-05-09 14:58:36.102Z	118.544° SE
10 mins	2025-05-09 16:49:36.102Z	240.325° WSW	2025-05-09 16:52:36.102Z	204.205° SW	24.337°	2025-05-09 16:59:36.102Z	148.361° SSE

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