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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

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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Last TLE update: 22 hours ago

TLE from 22 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1 02847U 67053E   25242.09931491  .00000189  00000-0  15734-3 0  9994
2 02847  69.9646 117.7429 0003921  76.7069 283.4477 14.02817444972967

Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T02:23:00.808Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

103.45105°

Altitude

885.711 km

Speed

7.41 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 50m 58s

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

15:50:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

884.942 km

Perigee altitude

879.249 km

Semi-major axis

7,260.232 km

Eccentricity

0.00039

Inclination

69.9646°

RAAN

117.7429°

Arg. of periapsis

76.7069°

True anomaly

283.404°

Mean anomaly

283.4477°

Eccentric anomaly

283.42585°

Mean motion

3.50847 °/min

Orbital period

102.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00015734

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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.
7 mins	2025-08-31 01:10:28.291Z	11.155° NNE	2025-08-31 01:13:28.291Z	43.838° NE	16.437°	2025-08-31 01:17:28.291Z	87.731° E
9 mins	2025-08-31 02:55:28.291Z	332.488° NNW	2025-08-31 02:59:28.291Z	273.966° WNW	44.59°	2025-08-31 03:04:28.291Z	161.627° S
8 mins	2025-08-31 16:09:28.291Z	157.431° SSE	2025-08-31 16:13:28.291Z	98.72° ESE	27.888°	2025-08-31 16:17:28.291Z	48.242° ENE
9 mins	2025-08-31 17:54:28.291Z	245.033° WSW	2025-08-31 17:58:28.291Z	310.043° NW	31.035°	2025-08-31 18:03:28.291Z	9.38° NNE