RELAY 1 (A-15), 503
Orbit data source: Space-Track
RELAY 1 (A-15), 503 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Dec 1962 UTC via a THOR DELTA B 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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RELAY 1 (A-15) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 2 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Civil Communications |
| Bus & Motor | RELAY, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 78 kg wet, 78 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 RELAY 1 (A-15)
1 00503U 62068A 24250.02002993 -.00000027 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 00503 47.5031 175.5649 2842809 151.5729 336.0645 7.78154776754948Epoch: 2024-09-06T00:28Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-06T00:28:50.585Z)
| Latitude | 44.46532° |
| Longitude | -60.74013° |
| Altitude | 1,811.231 km |
| Speed | 7.772 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 19h 28m 16s |
| True Declination | 44° 18' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -47.10372° |
| Longitude | 101.18964° |
| Altitude | 5,370.282 km |
| Speed | 5.555 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 45m 04s |
| Apparent Declination | -63° 33' 06" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 09:43:24 |
| Azimuth | 212.887° SW |
| Elevation | -34.891° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 7,437.983 km |
| Perigee | 1,321.472 km |
| Semi-major axis | 10,757.864 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.2842809 |
| Inclination | 47.5031° |
| RAAN | 175.5649° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 151.5729° |
| True anomaly | 317.0343° |
| Mean anomaly | 336.0645° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 327.25402° |
| Mean motion | 1.94515 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 185.08 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #68 in the year 1962 (1962-12-13 UTC)
| RELAY 1 (A-15), 503 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 515 |
RELAY 1 (A-15) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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