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). 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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ATS 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Hughes |
| Mission | Non-operational Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | HS-306, SR-28-3 |
| Mass | 714 kg wet, 266 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl + 2 Rod, 2.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 2.651 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 ATS 1
1 2608U 66110A 24286.11583456 -.00000132 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 2608 3.4294 75.2149 0006457 161.4969 168.0433 1.00316969128647Epoch: 2024-10-12T02:46Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-12T02:46:48.105Z)
| Latitude | -1.74401° |
| Longitude | -18.0942° |
| Altitude | 35,800.33 km |
| Speed | 3.073 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 59m 07s |
| True Declination | -1° 44' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -1.77603° |
| Longitude | -136.18176° |
| Altitude | 35,756.272 km |
| Speed | 3.076 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 33m 26s |
| Apparent Declination | -7° 16' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:18:25 |
| Azimuth | 93.202° ESE |
| Elevation | -7.526° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,802.216 km |
| Perigee | 35,747.78 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,153.135 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0006457 |
| Inclination | 3.4294° |
| RAAN | 75.2149° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 161.4969° |
| True anomaly | 168.05862° |
| Mean anomaly | 168.0433° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 168.05096° |
| Mean motion | 0.25078 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1435.5 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #110 in the year 1966 (1966-12-07 UTC)
| ATS 1, 2608 |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2609 (Decayed) |
ATS 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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