ATS 1, 2608
Orbit data source: Space-Track
ATS 1, 2608 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 07 Dec 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
HS-306, SR-28-3
Mass
714 kg wet, 266 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 ATS 1
1 02608U 66110A 26081.86767069 -.00000282 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 02608 4.7575 70.7409 0006659 194.2032 6.4232 1.00325022133931Epoch: 2026-03-22T20:49Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-22T20:49:26.747Z)
Latitude
-1.6574°
Longitude
138.58888°
Altitude
35,743.643 km
Speed
3.077 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 05m 16s
True Declination
-1° 39' 21"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:32:01
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,800.806 km
Perigee altitude
35,744.669 km
Semi-major axis
42,150.874 km
Eccentricity
0.00067
Inclination
4.7575°
RAAN
70.7409°
Arg. of periapsis
194.2032°
True anomaly
6.43174°
Mean anomaly
6.4232°
Eccentric anomaly
6.42747°
Mean motion
0.2508 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.39 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #110 in the year 1966 (1966-12-07 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.ATS 1 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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