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
Orbit
Last TLE update
18 hours 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
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.360 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 18 hours ago
0 AURORA 1
1 02876U 67065B 25183.75238183 .00000000 00000-0 -13586-2 0 9999
2 02876 90.0050 313.4565 0071767 77.1228 283.7613 8.36560482360383Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T18:03:25.79Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
121.57007°
Altitude
3,857.317 km
Speed
6.246 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 53m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
60.2069°
Longitude
-58.42111°
Altitude
3,828.646 km
Speed
6.271 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 25m 03s
Apparent Declination
27° 27' 19"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:59:49
Azimuth
22.169° NNE
Elevation
-19.111°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)
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. |
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| 27 mins | 2025-07-03 17:50:11.425Z | 16.213° NNE | 2025-07-03 18:04:11.425Z | 63.929° ENE | 19.65° | 2025-07-03 18:17:11.425Z | 107.581° ESE |
| 38 mins | 2025-07-03 20:41:11.425Z | 2.021° NNE | 2025-07-03 20:59:11.425Z | 75.193° E | 44.948° | 2025-07-03 21:19:11.425Z | 185.073° SSW |
| 26 mins | 2025-07-03 23:34:11.425Z | 347.34° N | 2025-07-03 23:47:11.425Z | 301.384° NW | 23.613° | 2025-07-04 00:00:11.425Z | 257.127° W |
| 35 mins | 2025-07-04 07:25:11.425Z | 139.407° SSE | 2025-07-04 07:42:11.425Z | 72.19° E | 38.026° | 2025-07-04 08:00:11.425Z | 3.671° NNE |
| 35 mins | 2025-07-04 10:16:11.425Z | 209.599° SW | 2025-07-04 10:33:11.425Z | 278.941° WNW | 36.743° | 2025-07-04 10:51:11.425Z | 351.99° N |
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