AURORA 1, 2876
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AURORA 1, 2876 is an American payload satellite that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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AURORA 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Rice |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | RICE AURORA, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 21 kg wet, 21 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 AURORA 1
1 02876U 67065B 24280.46996175 .00000002 00000-0 59984-3 0 9990
2 02876 90.0182 313.4161 0071730 332.4470 27.2574 8.36561159337863Epoch: 2024-10-06T11:16Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-06T11:16:44.695Z)
| Latitude | -0.00003° |
| Longitude | 128.61841° |
| Altitude | 3,809.057 km |
| Speed | 6.276 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 53m 39s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -37.60632° |
| Longitude | 128.63316° |
| Altitude | 3,813.295 km |
| Speed | 6.277 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 16m 52s |
| Apparent Declination | -41° 41' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:40:13 |
| Azimuth | 105.572° ESE |
| Elevation | -63.014° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 3,943.534 km |
| Perigee | 3,796.514 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,248.161 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.007173 |
| Inclination | 90.0182° |
| RAAN | 313.4161° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 332.447° |
| True anomaly | 27.63687° |
| Mean anomaly | 27.2574° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 27.44683° |
| Mean motion | 2.09206 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00059984 |
| Period | 172.08 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)
| SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861 |
| AURORA 1, 2876 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2877 |
| THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25101 |
| THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25122 |
AURORA 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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