TELSTAR 1, 340
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELSTAR 1, 340 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T (US) that was launched on Tue, 10 Jul 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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TELSTAR 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AT&T/BTL |
| Mission | Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | TSX, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 77 kg wet, 77 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.86 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.581 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1 00340U 62029A 24295.29907425 -.00000042 00000-0 -33910-5 0 9995
2 00340 44.8022 3.4525 2421692 21.9480 17.7659 9.12877090 77291Epoch: 2024-10-21T07:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-21T07:10:40.015Z)
| Latitude | 33.56369° |
| Longitude | -92.79389° |
| Altitude | 1,142.42 km |
| Speed | 8.055 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 03h 00m 24s |
| True Declination | 33° 24' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -25.24728° |
| Longitude | 71.05754° |
| Altitude | 5,555.133 km |
| Speed | 5.061 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 02m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -57° 08' 55" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:08 |
| Azimuth | 177.834° S |
| Elevation | -7.122° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 5,636.163 km |
| Perigee | 951.627 km |
| Semi-major axis | 9,672.032 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2421692 |
| Inclination | 44.8022° |
| RAAN | 3.4525° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 21.948° |
| True anomaly | 29.50041° |
| Mean anomaly | 17.7659° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 23.2411° |
| Mean motion | 2.28174 °/min |
| BSTAR | -0.000003391 |
| Period | 157.77 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1962 (1962-07-10 UTC)
| TELSTAR 1, 340 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 341 |
TELSTAR 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 mins | 2024-10-23 06:22:52.171Z | 185.854° SSW | 2024-10-23 06:27:52.171Z | 124.654° SE | 23.018° | 2024-10-23 06:32:52.171Z | 79.546° E |
| 17 mins | 2024-10-23 09:06:52.171Z | 257.862° W | 2024-10-23 09:11:52.171Z | 311.111° NW | 44.114° | 2024-10-23 09:23:52.171Z | 70.799° E |
| 28 mins | 2024-10-23 11:52:52.171Z | 290.883° WNW | 2024-10-23 12:00:52.171Z | 33.937° NE | 44.195° | 2024-10-23 12:20:52.171Z | 103.462° ESE |
| 40 mins | 2024-10-23 14:37:52.171Z | 289.728° WNW | 2024-10-23 14:49:52.171Z | 219.475° SW | 40.872° | 2024-10-23 15:17:52.171Z | 146.234° SSE |
| 31 mins | 2024-10-23 17:28:52.171Z | 268.66° W | 2024-10-23 17:40:52.171Z | 233.674° WSW | 19.694° | 2024-10-23 17:59:52.171Z | 196.354° SSW |