TELSTAR 2 (A-41), 573
Orbit data source: Space-Track
TELSTAR 2 (A-41), 573 is a payload satellite owned by AT&T (US) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 07 May 1963 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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TELSTAR 2 (A-41) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | AT&T/BTL |
| Mission | Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | TSX, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere + 1 Ant, 1.5 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.677 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 TELSTAR 2 (A-41)
1 00573U 63013A 25014.84091311 .00000026 00000-0 29710-3 0 9997
2 00573 42.7524 171.7190 4014790 239.8431 314.6389 6.39264566552993Epoch: 2025-01-14T20:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-14T20:10:54.892Z)
| Latitude | 20.02915° |
| Longitude | -88.69777° |
| Altitude | 3,916.922 km |
| Speed | 6.705 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 54m 17s |
| True Declination | 19° 57' 10" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 10.54961° |
| Longitude | -78.29698° |
| Altitude | 3,047.971 km |
| Speed | 7.217 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 52m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -27° 29' 21" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:15:35 |
| Azimuth | 199.469° SSW |
| Elevation | 19.897° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 10,810.947 km |
| Perigee altitude | 962.699 km |
| Semi-major axis | 12,264.96 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.401479 |
| Inclination | 42.7524° |
| RAAN | 171.719° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 239.8431° |
| True anomaly | 269.87056° |
| Mean anomaly | 314.6389° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 293.55206° |
| Mean motion | 1.59788 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002971 |
| Orbital period | 225.3 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 1963 (1963-05-07 UTC)
| TELSTAR 2 (A-41), 573 |
| DELTA 1 R/B, 575 |
TELSTAR 2 (A-41) 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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| 123 mins | 2025-01-16 10:51:34.138Z | 193.523° SSW | 2025-01-16 11:40:34.138Z | 122.03° SE | 40.621° | 2025-01-16 12:54:34.138Z | 62.947° ENE |
| 130 mins | 2025-01-16 14:58:34.138Z | 254.212° W | 2025-01-16 16:22:34.138Z | 354.384° N | 44.905° | 2025-01-16 17:08:34.138Z | 93.325° ESE |
| 85 mins | 2025-01-16 19:41:34.138Z | 295.806° NW | 2025-01-16 20:47:34.138Z | 233.956° WSW | 41.011° | 2025-01-16 21:06:34.138Z | 155.968° SSE |
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