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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TIMATION, Unknown motor
Mass
39 kg wet, 39 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.285 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 18 hours ago
TLE from 18 hours ago
0 TIMATION 1
1 02847U 67053E 25259.56863173 .00000096 00000-0 97292-4 0 9992
2 02847 69.9634 79.9036 0004545 42.6474 317.4988 14.02826434975419Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:38:49.781Z)
Latitude
0.00006°
Longitude
-120.56086°
Altitude
883.908 km
Speed
7.412 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 19m 36s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:05:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
885.364 km
Perigee altitude
878.765 km
Semi-major axis
7,260.202 km
Eccentricity
0.00045
Inclination
69.9634°
RAAN
79.9036°
Arg. of periapsis
42.6474°
True anomaly
317.4636°
Mean anomaly
317.4988°
Eccentric anomaly
317.4812°
Mean motion
3.50849 °/min
Orbital period
102.61 mins
BSTAR
0.000097292
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-17 12:01:44.394Z | 129.027° SE | 2025-09-17 12:04:44.394Z | 95.777° ESE | 15.032° | 2025-09-17 12:06:44.394Z | 73.529° E |
| 9 mins | 2025-09-17 13:44:44.394Z | 214.394° SW | 2025-09-17 13:48:44.394Z | 286.318° WNW | 43.437° | 2025-09-17 13:53:44.394Z | 19.111° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-17 22:43:44.394Z | 344.706° N | 2025-09-17 22:47:44.394Z | 38.552° NE | 41.144° | 2025-09-17 22:53:44.394Z | 143.74° SSE |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 00:30:44.394Z | 283.808° WNW | 2025-09-18 00:32:44.394Z | 259.311° W | 17.298° | 2025-09-18 00:35:44.394Z | 225.033° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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