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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: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1 02847U 67053E   26112.24553039  .00000061  00000-0  73904-4 0  9999
2 02847  69.9657 328.3888 0005397 159.0003 201.1329 14.02962166  5940

Epoch: 2026-04-22T05:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T05:53:33.825Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

29.68814°

Altitude

889.53 km

Speed

7.406 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 53m 33s

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

00:22:28

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

885.514 km

Perigee altitude

877.678 km

Semi-major axis

7,259.733 km

Eccentricity

0.00054

Inclination

69.9657°

RAAN

328.3888°

Arg. of periapsis

159.0003°

True anomaly

201.11062°

Mean anomaly

201.1329°

Eccentric anomaly

201.12176°

Mean motion

3.50883 °/min

Orbital period

102.6 mins

BSTAR

0.000073904

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

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 159, 2872

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

GGSE 4, 2828

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

GGSE 5, 2834

SURCAL 150B, 2909 (Decayed)

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

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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.
9 mins	2026-04-23 01:17:49.938Z	341.27° N	2026-04-23 01:21:49.938Z	80.677° E	44.09°	2026-04-23 01:26:49.938Z	150.131° SSE
4 mins	2026-04-23 03:04:49.938Z	274.887° WNW	2026-04-23 03:05:49.938Z	263.562° W	13.985°	2026-04-23 03:08:49.938Z	231.604° WSW
7 mins	2026-04-23 14:31:49.938Z	145.694° SSE	2026-04-23 14:34:49.938Z	109.416° ESE	21.778°	2026-04-23 14:38:49.938Z	58.421° ENE
9 mins	2026-04-23 16:15:49.938Z	230.398° WSW	2026-04-23 16:19:49.938Z	293.743° NW	37.122°	2026-04-23 16:24:49.938Z	11.574° NNE

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TIMATION 1, 2847

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 11 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-22T05:53:33.825Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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