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). 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 | LEO |
Last TLE update | 18 hours 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 18 hours ago
0 TELSTAR 1
1 00340U 62029A 25047.30549409 .00000093 00000-0 88919-3 0 9998
2 00340 44.8085 143.9853 2422704 256.4984 110.5350 9.12884716 88074
Epoch: 2025-02-16T07:19Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-16T07:19:54.689Z)
Latitude | 20.61101° |
Longitude | -90.36731° |
Altitude | 4,542.89 km |
Speed | 5.64 km/s |
True Right ascension | 11h 04m 36s |
True Declination | 20° 32' 14" |
Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 23.17095° |
Longitude | -88.53319° |
Altitude | 4,639.923 km |
Speed | 5.583 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 12h 47m 18s |
Apparent Declination | 1° 11' 35" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 04:34:14 |
Azimuth | 66.245° ENE |
Elevation | -24.035° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 5,637.074 km |
Perigee altitude | 950.606 km |
Semi-major axis | 9,671.977 km |
Eccentricity | 0.2422704 |
Inclination | 44.8085° |
RAAN | 143.9853° |
Arg. of periapsis | 256.4984° |
True anomaly | 133.41672° |
Mean anomaly | 110.535° |
Eccentric anomaly | 122.27179° |
Mean motion | 2.28176 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00088919 |
Orbital 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: 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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48 mins | 2025-02-17 06:44:31.040Z | 179.401° S | 2025-02-17 07:03:31.040Z | 118.404° SE | 32.953° | 2025-02-17 07:32:31.040Z | 62.08° ENE |
61 mins | 2025-02-17 09:29:31.040Z | 232.497° WSW | 2025-02-17 09:54:31.040Z | 162.232° S | 44.857° | 2025-02-17 10:30:31.040Z | 67.953° E |
62 mins | 2025-02-17 12:21:31.040Z | 272.386° WNW | 2025-02-17 12:55:31.040Z | 359.793° N | 44.528° | 2025-02-17 13:23:31.040Z | 93.332° ESE |
53 mins | 2025-02-17 15:19:31.040Z | 295.085° NW | 2025-02-17 15:53:31.040Z | 217.738° SW | 44.091° | 2025-02-17 16:12:31.040Z | 136.803° SSE |
32 mins | 2025-02-17 18:20:31.040Z | 293.864° NW | 2025-02-17 18:40:31.040Z | 248.73° W | 24.575° | 2025-02-17 18:52:31.040Z | 201.789° SSW |
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