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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TIMATION, Unknown motor

Mass

39 kg wet, 39 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (59 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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1  2847U 67053E   26119.94551846  .00000159  00000-0  13710-3 0  9993
2  2847  69.9649 311.7067 0005010 146.3186 213.8242 14.02965761  7028

Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:41Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:41:32.794Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

113.42083°

Altitude

888.884 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 46m 49s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:56:32

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

885.221 km

Perigee altitude

877.946 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.72 km

Eccentricity

0.0005

Inclination

69.9649°

RAAN

311.7067°

Arg. of periapsis

146.3186°

True anomaly

213.79226°

Mean anomaly

213.8242°

Eccentric anomaly

213.80823°

Mean motion

3.50884 °/min

Orbital period

102.6 mins

BSTAR

0.0001371

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

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-04-30 16:01:50.289Z	291.58° WNW	2026-04-30 16:03:50.289Z	314.771° NW	15.256°	2026-04-30 16:06:50.289Z	347.028° N
9 mins	2026-04-30 23:12:50.289Z	351.442° N	2026-04-30 23:16:50.289Z	53.938° ENE	36.876°	2026-04-30 23:21:50.289Z	132.19° SE
7 mins	2026-05-01 00:58:50.289Z	296.097° NW	2026-05-01 01:01:50.289Z	256.149° W	22.001°	2026-05-01 01:05:50.289Z	209.098° SW
4 mins	2026-05-01 12:29:50.289Z	111.913° ESE	2026-05-01 12:30:50.289Z	100.634° ESE	13.953°	2026-05-01 12:33:50.289Z	68.944° E
10 mins	2026-05-01 14:10:50.289Z	210.401° SW	2026-05-01 14:15:50.289Z	341.31° N	43.449°	2026-05-01 14:20:50.289Z	21.429° NNE

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TIMATION 1, 2847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-29T22:41:32.794Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago