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TIMATION 1, 2847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TIMATION 1, 2847 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1967 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

2847, 1967-053E

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TIMATION, Unknown motor

Mass

39 kg wet, 39 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.285 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1 02847U 67053E   25224.55857855  .00000231  00000-0  18424-3 0  9993
2 02847  69.9653 155.7303 0003905 116.2663 243.8847 14.02809982970507

Epoch: 2025-08-12T13:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-12T13:24:21.186Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

-6.6075°

Altitude

887.648 km

Speed

7.408 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 22m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.17092°

Longitude

-9.60991°

Altitude

888.212 km

Speed

7.407 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 03m 57s

Apparent Declination

-20° 57' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:23:25

Azimuth

47.658° ENE

Elevation

-64.577°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

884.956 km

Perigee altitude

879.286 km

Semi-major axis

7,260.258 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

69.9653°

RAAN

155.7303°

Arg. of periapsis

116.2663°

True anomaly

243.84453°

Mean anomaly

243.8847°

Eccentric anomaly

243.86461°

Mean motion

3.50845 °/min

Orbital period

102.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00018424

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

GGSE 4, 2828

GGSE 5, 2834

SURCAL 159, 2872

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

TIMATION 1 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
10 mins	2025-08-13 20:19:31.718Z	181.505° SSW	2025-08-13 20:24:31.718Z	97.599° ESE	38.51°	2025-08-13 20:29:31.718Z	34.858° NE
7 mins	2025-08-13 22:06:31.718Z	265.9° W	2025-08-13 22:09:31.718Z	305.401° NW	22.478°	2025-08-13 22:13:31.718Z	355.32° N
8 mins	2025-08-14 05:19:31.718Z	3.247° NNE	2025-08-14 05:23:31.718Z	60.609° ENE	26.802°	2025-08-14 05:27:31.718Z	111.451° ESE
9 mins	2025-08-14 07:04:31.718Z	313.77° NW	2025-08-14 07:08:31.718Z	250.739° W	33.039°	2025-08-14 07:13:31.718Z	186.469° SSW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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