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TELSTAR 1, 340

Orbit data source: Space-Track

TELSTAR 1, 340 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 10 Jul 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
340, 1962-029A
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
AT&T/BTL
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
TSX, Unknown motor
Mass
77 kg wet, 77 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1962-07-10 (64 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR DELTA
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1   340U 62029A   26150.02984617 -.00000031  00000-0  11373-3 0  9990
2   340  44.8055 353.8392 2427072 106.1069  37.9444  9.12893027130797
Epoch: 2026-05-30T00:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-30T00:42:58.709Z)
Latitude
9.8946°
Longitude
-94.52208°
Altitude
1,731.261 km
Speed
7.558 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 55m 05s
True Declination
9° 50' 37"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
01:54:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
5,641.227 km
Perigee altitude
946.338 km
Semi-major axis
9,671.919 km
Eccentricity
0.24271
Inclination
44.8055°
RAAN
353.8392°
Arg. of periapsis
106.1069°
True anomaly
59.7807°
Mean anomaly
37.9444°
Eccentric anomaly
48.33246°
Mean motion
2.28178 °/min
Orbital period
157.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00011373
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