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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

2608, 1966-110A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Civil Communications

Bus & Motor

HS-306, SR-28-3

Mass

714 kg wet, 266 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-12-07 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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 11 hours ago

0 ATS 1
1 02608U 66110A   25193.85471454  .00000136  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 02608   4.1215  73.1171 0005874 172.0717  37.2906  1.00382874131397

Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T20:30:47.336Z)

Latitude

-2.04241°

Longitude

43.77927°

Altitude

35,735.519 km

Speed

3.077 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 49m 51s

True Declination

-2° 02' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.53017°

Longitude

-144.05481°

Altitude

35,776.318 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 30m 58s

Apparent Declination

-3° 37' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:22:24

Azimuth

42.023° NE

Elevation

-45.838°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,781.294 km

Perigee altitude

35,731.795 km

Semi-major axis

42,134.681 km

Eccentricity

0.00059

Inclination

4.1215°

RAAN

73.1171°

Arg. of periapsis

172.0717°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

37.2906°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25095 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.56 mins

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Other satellites on launch #110 in the year 1966 (1966-12-07 UTC)

ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2609 (Decayed)

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