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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
Last TLE update
19 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
DEHAVT/RCAV
Mission
Civil Science
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
Ell, 1.07 m
Radar Cross Section
0.784 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 ALOUETTE 1 (S-27)
1 00424U 62049A   25128.53569307  .00000153  00000-0  16540-3 0  9995
2 00424  80.4647 296.7852 0022878 199.7501 160.2761 13.69507451125720
Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:51:23.881Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-122.6691°
Altitude
1,020.057 km
Speed
7.334 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 47m 08s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-66.10321°
Longitude
78.71597°
Altitude
1,015.5 km
Speed
7.349 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
05h 41m 37s
Apparent Declination
-60° 35' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:44:47
Azimuth
211.365° SW
Elevation
-62.589°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,015.483 km
Perigee altitude
981.73 km
Semi-major axis
7,376.744 km
Eccentricity
0.0022878
Inclination
80.4647°
RAAN
296.7852°
Arg. of periapsis
199.7501°
True anomaly
160.36434°
Mean anomaly
160.2761°
Eccentric anomaly
160.32024°
Mean motion
3.42567 °/min
BSTAR
0.0001654
Orbital period
105.09 mins
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ALOUETTE 1 (S-27) Visibility forecast

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12 mins2025-05-09 11:44:46.249Z178.406° S2025-05-09 11:50:46.249Z98.393° ESE43.225°2025-05-09 11:56:46.249Z15.596° NNE
7 mins2025-05-09 13:34:46.249Z263.967° W2025-05-09 13:37:46.249Z296.355° NW17.636°2025-05-09 13:41:46.249Z336.261° NNW
11 mins2025-05-09 22:45:46.249Z352.661° N2025-05-09 22:50:46.249Z51.193° ENE44.505°2025-05-09 22:56:46.249Z166.874° S
4 mins2025-05-10 00:34:46.249Z292.973° NW2025-05-10 00:36:46.249Z272.474° WNW13.474°2025-05-10 00:38:46.249Z252.894° W
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