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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

9 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, 1.3 m

Radar Cross Section

2.651 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 ATS 1
1 02608U 66110A   25221.55284949  .00000060  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 02608   4.1892  72.8620 0006302 171.1722 328.7536  1.00394346131671

Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-09T13:16:06.195Z)

Latitude

2.72377°

Longitude

55.51623°

Altitude

35,728.908 km

Speed

3.078 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 11m 18s

True Declination

2° 43' 16"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-4.21379°

Longitude

-175.63452°

Altitude

35,755.815 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

22h 54m 37s

Apparent Declination

-8° 43' 32"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:03:26

Azimuth

30.849° NE

Elevation

-55.238°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,779.886 km

Perigee altitude

35,726.783 km

Semi-major axis

42,131.471 km

Eccentricity

0.00063

Inclination

4.1892°

RAAN

72.862°

Arg. of periapsis

171.1722°

True anomaly

328.71612°

Mean anomaly

328.7536°

Eccentric anomaly

328.73486°

Mean motion

0.25098 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.4 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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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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