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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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1 00340U 62029A 25183.48047699 -.00000031 00000-0 21761-4 0 9998
2 00340 44.7941 250.6803 2422916 167.1889 155.8938 9.12889688100502
Epoch: 2025-07-02T11:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T11:31:53.211Z)
Latitude
-19.46519°
Longitude
136.16357°
Altitude
5,505.992 km
Speed
5.088 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 19m 35s
True Declination
-19° 24' 02"
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Latitude
13.79835°
Longitude
170.56774°
Altitude
5,081.809 km
Speed
5.326 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 14m 34s
Apparent Declination
-4° 57' 25"
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Local Sidereal Time
07:41:09
Azimuth
34.843° NE
Elevation
-49.967°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #29 in the year 1962 (1962-07-10 UTC)
TELSTAR 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. |
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36 mins | 2025-07-03 03:31:12.358Z | 160.296° S | 2025-07-03 03:52:12.358Z | 121.293° SE | 20.658° | 2025-07-03 04:07:12.358Z | 83.771° E |
47 mins | 2025-07-03 06:12:12.358Z | 211.656° SW | 2025-07-03 06:43:12.358Z | 139.701° SSE | 41.311° | 2025-07-03 06:59:12.358Z | 67.28° ENE |
35 mins | 2025-07-03 09:10:12.358Z | 254.89° W | 2025-07-03 09:34:12.358Z | 335.386° NNW | 44.506° | 2025-07-03 09:45:12.358Z | 71.509° E |
22 mins | 2025-07-03 12:09:12.358Z | 288.157° WNW | 2025-07-03 12:24:12.358Z | 37.381° NE | 44.453° | 2025-07-03 12:31:12.358Z | 103.427° ESE |
11 mins | 2025-07-03 15:03:12.358Z | 281.829° WNW | 2025-07-03 15:09:12.358Z | 230.685° WSW | 26.427° | 2025-07-03 15:14:12.358Z | 172.832° S |
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