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AURORA 1, 2876

Orbit data source: Space-Track

AURORA 1, 2876 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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

2876, 1967-065B

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

Rice

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

RICE AURORA, Unknown motor

Mass

21 kg wet, 21 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-06-29 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 2

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

BOX, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 AURORA 1
1  2876U 67065B   26310.44310337  .00000001  00000-0 -21077-4 0  9997
2  2876  89.9613 313.1392 0069709 331.2975  28.4035  8.36560186401509

Epoch: 2026-11-06T10:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T10:38:04.131Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

107.95935°

Altitude

3,811.576 km

Speed

6.274 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 52m 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

07:03:45

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,941.471 km

Perigee altitude

3,798.593 km

Semi-major axis

10,248.169 km

Eccentricity

0.00697

Inclination

89.9613°

RAAN

313.1392°

Arg. of periapsis

331.2975°

True anomaly

28.78641°

Mean anomaly

28.4035°

Eccentric anomaly

28.59466°

Mean motion

2.09206 °/min

Orbital period

172.08 mins

BSTAR

-0.000021077

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25101

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2877

SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25122

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AURORA 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.
38 mins	2026-11-07 13:15:35.288Z	357.883° N	2026-11-07 13:34:35.288Z	277.391° WNW	66.285°	2026-11-07 13:53:35.288Z	206.015° SW
17 mins	2026-11-07 16:10:35.288Z	340.874° N	2026-11-07 16:18:35.288Z	315.432° NNW	15.342°	2026-11-07 16:27:35.288Z	287.113° WNW
20 mins	2026-11-07 21:20:35.288Z	80.969° E	2026-11-07 21:30:35.288Z	47.39° ENE	18.555°	2026-11-07 21:40:35.288Z	14.93° NNE
38 mins	2026-11-07 23:57:35.288Z	161.246° S	2026-11-08 00:15:35.288Z	82.632° E	75.515°	2026-11-08 00:35:35.288Z	0.49° NNE
31 mins	2026-11-08 02:54:35.288Z	235.734° WSW	2026-11-08 03:09:35.288Z	291.148° WNW	30.267°	2026-11-08 03:25:35.288Z	347.843° N
26 mins	2026-11-08 09:23:35.288Z	18.44° NNE	2026-11-08 09:36:35.288Z	61.737° ENE	20.78°	2026-11-08 09:49:35.288Z	104.741° ESE

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AURORA 1, 2876

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-06T10:38:04.131Z)

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)

AURORA 1 Visibility forecast

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