OAO 1, 2142
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OAO 1, 2142 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 08 Apr 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OAO 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Grummann |
| Mission | Civil Astronomy |
| Bus & Motor | OAO, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 1,769 kg wet, 1,769 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 2 Pan, 6.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 9.480 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OAO 1
1 2142U 66031A 25024.68529500 .00000420 00000-0 15397-3 0 9997
2 2142 35.0439 229.7064 0007633 268.2620 91.7193 14.34486568 78442Epoch: 2025-01-24T16:26Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-24T16:26:49.488Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -141.24473° |
| Altitude | 775.895 km |
| Speed | 7.468 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 18m 49s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 25.63931° |
| Longitude | -5.80344° |
| Altitude | 780.054 km |
| Speed | 7.466 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 27m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -28° 01' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:02:02 |
| Azimuth | 214.476° SW |
| Elevation | 13.138° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 785.353 km |
| Perigee altitude | 774.426 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,158.027 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0007633 |
| Inclination | 35.0439° |
| RAAN | 229.7064° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 268.262° |
| True anomaly | 91.80673° |
| Mean anomaly | 91.7193° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 91.76301° |
| Mean motion | 3.58388 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015397 |
| Orbital period | 100.45 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #31 in the year 1966 (1966-04-08 UTC)
| OAO 1, 2142 |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2144 |
| ATLAS AGENA D DEB, 2145 (Decayed) |
OAO 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-01-25 16:02:20.629Z | 173.292° S | 2025-01-25 16:04:20.629Z | 148.612° SSE | 15.321° | 2025-01-25 16:07:20.629Z | 114.635° SE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-25 17:46:20.629Z | 221.979° SW | 2025-01-25 17:49:20.629Z | 176.201° S | 31.106° | 2025-01-25 17:54:20.629Z | 100.059° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-25 19:32:20.629Z | 247.543° W | 2025-01-25 19:35:20.629Z | 195.888° SSW | 37.619° | 2025-01-25 19:40:20.629Z | 107.746° ESE |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-25 21:18:20.629Z | 252.085° W | 2025-01-25 21:21:20.629Z | 204.345° SW | 30.692° | 2025-01-25 21:26:20.629Z | 132.223° SE |
| 4 mins | 2025-01-25 23:05:20.629Z | 232.956° WSW | 2025-01-25 23:07:20.629Z | 208.889° SW | 14.529° | 2025-01-25 23:09:20.629Z | 185.366° SSW |
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