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). 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 | LEO |
| 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 25036.67516180 -.00000008 00000-0 -61892-2 0 9995
2 02876 90.0196 313.4535 0071207 216.0398 143.5624 8.36560829348085Epoch: 2025-02-05T16:12Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-05T16:12:13.979Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -65.66744° |
| Altitude | 3,933.224 km |
| Speed | 6.2 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 53m 48s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 23.4175° |
| Longitude | -65.67497° |
| Altitude | 3,945.948 km |
| Speed | 6.194 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 37m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | 0° 04' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 04:59:15 |
| Azimuth | 307.998° NW |
| Elevation | -36.254° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 3,943.001 km |
| Perigee altitude | 3,797.053 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,248.164 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0071207 |
| Inclination | 90.0196° |
| RAAN | 313.4535° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 216.0398° |
| True anomaly | 144.04359° |
| Mean anomaly | 143.5624° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 143.80334° |
| Mean motion | 2.09206 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.0061892 |
| Orbital 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: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 mins | 2025-02-07 03:28:47.446Z | 15.881° NNE | 2025-02-07 03:42:47.446Z | 62.876° ENE | 19.955° | 2025-02-07 03:55:47.446Z | 107.056° ESE |
| 38 mins | 2025-02-07 06:19:47.446Z | 1.951° NNE | 2025-02-07 06:37:47.446Z | 50.231° ENE | 44.933° | 2025-02-07 06:57:47.446Z | 185.346° SSW |
| 26 mins | 2025-02-07 09:12:47.446Z | 347.575° N | 2025-02-07 09:25:47.446Z | 302.522° NW | 23.626° | 2025-02-07 09:38:47.446Z | 257.973° W |
| 36 mins | 2025-02-07 17:02:47.446Z | 139.319° SSE | 2025-02-07 17:20:47.446Z | 67.667° E | 38.271° | 2025-02-07 17:38:47.446Z | 3.506° NNE |
| 37 mins | 2025-02-07 19:53:47.446Z | 209.463° SW | 2025-02-07 20:10:47.446Z | 276.247° WNW | 37.004° | 2025-02-07 20:30:47.446Z | 353.784° N |
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