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DASH 1, 589

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DASH 1, 589 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 09 May 1963 UTC via an ATLAS 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

589, 1963-014D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MITLL?

Mission

Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

DASH, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

4.524 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 DASH 1
1 00589U 63014D   25220.41718128  .00000027  00000-0  11394-1 0  9997
2 00589  87.3301 220.1643 0088068 296.8848  62.3027  8.65626506966756

Epoch: 2025-08-08T10:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-08T10:00:44.462Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

112.8115°

Altitude

3,603.193 km

Speed

6.333 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 40m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

76.0828°

Longitude

-78.15053°

Altitude

3,740.858 km

Speed

6.255 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 15m 00s

Apparent Declination

38° 47' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:53:22

Azimuth

7.597° NNE

Elevation

-10.807°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,727.455 km

Perigee altitude

3,551.013 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.371 km

Eccentricity

0.00881

Inclination

87.3301°

RAAN

220.1643°

Arg. of periapsis

296.8848°

True anomaly

63.20081°

Mean anomaly

62.3027°

Eccentric anomaly

62.7513°

Mean motion

2.16477 °/min

Orbital period

166.3 mins

BSTAR

0.011394

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2497 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2499 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2500 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2522 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2531

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2532

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2533 (Decayed)

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WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

DASH 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.
20 mins	2025-08-10 03:51:39.949Z	275.248° WNW	2025-08-10 04:01:39.949Z	309.432° NW	15.543°	2025-08-10 04:11:39.949Z	343.154° N
33 mins	2025-08-10 09:56:39.949Z	7.06° NNE	2025-08-10 10:13:39.949Z	73.089° E	31.121°	2025-08-10 10:29:39.949Z	133.69° SE
36 mins	2025-08-10 12:43:39.949Z	354.029° N	2025-08-10 13:00:39.949Z	283.525° WNW	42.476°	2025-08-10 13:19:39.949Z	201.83° SSW
14 mins	2025-08-10 15:34:39.949Z	331.517° NNW	2025-08-10 15:40:39.949Z	311.666° NW	13.929°	2025-08-10 15:48:39.949Z	285.25° WNW
34 mins	2025-08-10 23:04:39.949Z	147.155° SSE	2025-08-10 23:20:39.949Z	79.207° E	39.547°	2025-08-10 23:38:39.949Z	6.883° NNE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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