Showing default

DASH 1, 589

Orbit data source: Space-Track

DASH 1, 589 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) 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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/589?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/589?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

589, 1963-014D

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

MITLL?

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

DASH, Unknown motor

Mass

1 kg wet, 1 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-05-09 (63 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

SPHERE, 1.2 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 DASH 1
1 00589U 63014D   26235.26626963  .00000027  00000-0  11433-1 0  9996
2 00589  87.3598 184.2478 0048439 222.4528 137.2575  8.65626838999628

Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:23:25.696Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

116.82594°

Altitude

3,679.351 km

Speed

6.285 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 16m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:58:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,687.755 km

Perigee altitude

3,590.708 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.368 km

Eccentricity

0.00484

Inclination

87.3598°

RAAN

184.2478°

Arg. of periapsis

222.4528°

True anomaly

137.63256°

Mean anomaly

137.2575°

Eccentric anomaly

137.4452°

Mean motion

2.16477 °/min

Orbital period

166.3 mins

BSTAR

0.011433

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 21748 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19003 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES *, 5994 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2530

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2998 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 18999 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19029 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3245 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20018 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 20033 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19002 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19828 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19299

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 3248 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 19946

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

DASH 1 Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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.
32 mins	2026-08-23 23:06:29.287Z	228.809° WSW	2026-08-23 23:22:29.287Z	290.872° WNW	30.322°	2026-08-23 23:38:29.287Z	352.349° N
19 mins	2026-08-24 05:24:29.287Z	19.647° NNE	2026-08-24 05:33:29.287Z	50.732° ENE	15.87°	2026-08-24 05:43:29.287Z	85.529° E
36 mins	2026-08-24 08:08:29.287Z	0.693° NNE	2026-08-24 08:26:29.287Z	93.124° ESE	43.797°	2026-08-24 08:44:29.287Z	171.445° S
28 mins	2026-08-24 10:56:29.287Z	345.095° N	2026-08-24 11:09:29.287Z	296.75° NW	28.042°	2026-08-24 11:24:29.287Z	240.269° WSW
27 mins	2026-08-24 18:35:29.287Z	111.409° ESE	2026-08-24 18:48:29.287Z	63.467° ENE	25.828°	2026-08-24 19:02:29.287Z	13.747° NNE
36 mins	2026-08-24 21:14:29.287Z	184.043° SSW	2026-08-24 21:31:29.287Z	262.96° W	44.573°	2026-08-24 21:50:29.287Z	0.9° NNE

Items per page:

1–6 of 6 items

of 1 page

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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

Please sign in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out DASH 1, 589 on other resources

View DASH 1, 589 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View DASH 1, 589 on Heavens-Above

View DASH 1, 589 on Keep Track

View DASH 1, 589 on Celestrak

View DASH 1, 589 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

DASH 1, 589

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-23T06:23:25.696Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1963 (1963-05-09 UTC)

DASH 1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out DASH 1, 589 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 16 hours ago