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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

4 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, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.285 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 4 hours ago

0 TIMATION 1
1  2847U 67053E   25182.20373799  .00000127  00000-0  11729-3 0  9993
2  2847  69.9645 247.4597 0006094 186.3062 173.7971 14.02793682964977

Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:53Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T04:53:22.962Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

-105.38855°

Altitude

890.855 km

Speed

7.405 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 29m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

68.7754°

Longitude

5.18483°

Altitude

895.316 km

Speed

7.411 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 14m 59s

Apparent Declination

34° 45' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:24:42

Azimuth

26.536° NE

Elevation

-9.56°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

886.602 km

Perigee altitude

877.753 km

Semi-major axis

7,260.315 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

69.9645°

RAAN

247.4597°

Arg. of periapsis

186.3062°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

173.7971°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.50841 °/min

Orbital period

102.61 mins

BSTAR

0.00011729

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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	2025-07-01 13:59:31.603Z	8.979° NNE	2025-07-01 14:03:31.603Z	55.518° ENE	18.053°	2025-07-01 14:06:31.603Z	89.165° E
10 mins	2025-07-01 15:44:31.603Z	329.108° NNW	2025-07-01 15:48:31.603Z	268.892° W	43.341°	2025-07-01 15:54:31.603Z	165.591° S
9 mins	2025-07-02 04:58:31.603Z	162.381° S	2025-07-02 05:02:31.603Z	99.842° ESE	30.817°	2025-07-02 05:07:31.603Z	41.233° NE
9 mins	2025-07-02 06:43:31.603Z	248.431° W	2025-07-02 06:47:31.603Z	307.152° NW	28.814°	2025-07-02 06:52:31.603Z	7.115° NNE

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