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ALOUETTE 1 (S-27), 424

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ALOUETTE 1 (S-27), 424 is a payload satellite owned by DRTE (CA) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 29 Sep 1962 UTC via a THOR AGENA B 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

424, 1962-049A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

Communications Research Center (CA)

Manufacturer

DEHAVT/RCAV

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALOUETTE, Unknown motor

Mass

145 kg wet, 145 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1962-09-29 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 15 hours ago

TLE from 15 hours ago

0 ALOUETTE 1 (S-27)
1 00424U 62049A   26037.34859457  .00000115  00000-0  12181-3 0  9997
2 00424  80.4666  25.8571 0022263 212.5965 147.3808 13.69566919163203

Epoch: 2026-02-06T08:21Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T08:21:58.570Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

123.8753°

Altitude

1,017.795 km

Speed

7.336 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 43m 25s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:29:30

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,014.815 km

Perigee altitude

981.971 km

Semi-major axis

7,376.53 km

Eccentricity

0.00223

Inclination

80.4666°

RAAN

25.8571°

Arg. of periapsis

212.5965°

True anomaly

147.518°

Mean anomaly

147.3808°

Eccentric anomaly

147.44943°

Mean motion

3.42582 °/min

Orbital period

105.08 mins

BSTAR

0.00012181

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Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1962 (1962-09-29 UTC)

THOR AGENA B DEB, 510

THOR AGENA B DEB, 511

THOR AGENA B R/B, 426

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ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) 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.
12 mins	2026-02-07 00:14:33.640Z	198.642° SSW	2026-02-07 00:20:33.640Z	266.576° W	42.943°	2026-02-07 00:26:33.640Z	4.553° NNE
8 mins	2026-02-07 09:30:33.640Z	25.83° NE	2026-02-07 09:34:33.640Z	70.776° E	19.874°	2026-02-07 09:38:33.640Z	112.114° ESE
10 mins	2026-02-07 11:16:33.640Z	337.188° NNW	2026-02-07 11:20:33.640Z	279.998° WNW	40.304°	2026-02-07 11:26:33.640Z	188.208° SSW
10 mins	2026-02-07 23:03:33.640Z	149.228° SSE	2026-02-07 23:07:33.640Z	99.402° ESE	31.015°	2026-02-07 23:13:33.640Z	27.626° NE

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ALOUETTE 1 (S-27), 424

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-06T08:21:58.570Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #49 in the year 1962 (1962-09-29 UTC)

ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) Visibility forecast

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