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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

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

RICE AURORA, Unknown motor

Mass

21 kg wet, 21 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-06-29 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 2

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 AURORA 1
1 02876U 67065B   25241.14806125  .00000003  00000-0  74870-3 0  9990
2 02876  90.0027 313.4596 0071217  22.8892 337.5095  8.36560463365189

Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-29T03:33:12.491Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

-77.44332°

Altitude

3,806.941 km

Speed

6.277 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 53m 50s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

13:55:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,943.014 km

Perigee altitude

3,797.046 km

Semi-major axis

10,248.167 km

Eccentricity

0.00712

Inclination

90.0027°

RAAN

313.4596°

Arg. of periapsis

22.8892°

True anomaly

337.19474°

Mean anomaly

337.5095°

Eccentric anomaly

337.35238°

Mean motion

2.09206 °/min

Orbital period

172.08 mins

BSTAR

0.0007487

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

SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2877

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25101

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25122

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.
28 mins	2025-08-30 02:39:37.182Z	109.391° ESE	2025-08-30 02:53:37.182Z	59.104° ENE	26.375°	2025-08-30 03:07:37.182Z	9.836° NNE
37 mins	2025-08-30 05:23:37.182Z	181.596° SSW	2025-08-30 05:41:37.182Z	270.099° WNW	44.445°	2025-08-30 06:00:37.182Z	357.239° N
21 mins	2025-08-30 08:28:37.182Z	268.986° W	2025-08-30 08:38:37.182Z	303.192° NW	16.563°	2025-08-30 08:49:37.182Z	339.777° N
33 mins	2025-08-30 14:48:37.182Z	13.3° NNE	2025-08-30 15:04:37.182Z	72.818° E	29.198°	2025-08-30 15:21:37.182Z	133.452° SE
37 mins	2025-08-30 17:39:37.182Z	358.253° N	2025-08-30 17:57:37.182Z	280.891° WNW	43.252°	2025-08-30 18:16:37.182Z	203.058° SW
17 mins	2025-08-30 20:34:37.182Z	339.51° N	2025-08-30 20:42:37.182Z	313.143° NW	15.907°	2025-08-30 20:51:37.182Z	284.026° WNW