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 | 17 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 17 hours ago
0 OAO 1
1 02142U 66031A 24276.87587781 .00000945 00000-0 33863-3 0 9991
2 02142 35.0444 131.6049 0006172 96.6104 263.5287 14.34364638 61672Epoch: 2024-10-02T21:01Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-02T21:01:15.842Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 164.21996° |
| Altitude | 776.633 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 08h 46m 25s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 31.79969° |
| Longitude | -138.09422° |
| Altitude | 773.695 km |
| Speed | 7.474 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 15h 40m 35s |
| Apparent Declination | -2° 50' 60" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 07:52:38 |
| Azimuth | 74.152° E |
| Elevation | -22.302° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 784.713 km |
| Perigee | 775.877 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,158.432 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006172 |
| Inclination | 35.0444° |
| RAAN | 131.6049° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 96.6104° |
| True anomaly | 263.45843° |
| Mean anomaly | 263.5287° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 263.49356° |
| Mean motion | 3.58357 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00033863 |
| Period | 100.46 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: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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