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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

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 DASH 1
1 00589U 63014D   25182.05111233 -.00000040  00000-0 -19991-1 0  9996
2 00589  87.3301 223.8171 0089716 338.4515  21.2576  8.65625323963438

Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:13:36.105Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-73.93546°

Altitude

3,559.931 km

Speed

6.36 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 55m 16s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-42.42092°

Longitude

108.3911°

Altitude

3,694.727 km

Speed

6.279 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 17m 00s

Apparent Declination

-41° 21' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:35:54

Azimuth

113.544° SE

Elevation

-86.133°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,729.115 km

Perigee altitude

3,549.371 km

Semi-major axis

10,017.38 km

Eccentricity

0.00897

Inclination

87.3301°

RAAN

223.8171°

Arg. of periapsis

338.4515°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

21.2576°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.16477 °/min

Orbital period

166.3 mins

BSTAR

-0.019991

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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)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2638 (Decayed)

WESTFORD NEEDLES, 2793 (Decayed)

DASH 1 Visibility forecast

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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.
33 mins	2025-07-02 05:01:35.482Z	224.524° SW	2025-07-02 05:17:35.482Z	289.403° WNW	31.906°	2025-07-02 05:34:35.482Z	354.975° N
17 mins	2025-07-02 11:20:35.482Z	22.958° NE	2025-07-02 11:28:35.482Z	50.043° ENE	14.597°	2025-07-02 11:37:35.482Z	80.062° E
37 mins	2025-07-02 14:03:35.482Z	1.395° NNE	2025-07-02 14:21:35.482Z	86.132° E	43.058°	2025-07-02 14:40:35.482Z	168.083° S
30 mins	2025-07-02 16:51:35.482Z	345.993° N	2025-07-02 17:05:35.482Z	293.102° NW	30.231°	2025-07-02 17:21:35.482Z	234.767° WSW
25 mins	2025-07-03 00:32:35.482Z	105.218° ESE	2025-07-03 00:44:35.482Z	60.038° ENE	23.559°	2025-07-03 00:57:35.482Z	14.515° NNE
36 mins	2025-07-03 03:09:35.482Z	179.994° S	2025-07-03 03:27:35.482Z	300.956° NW	44.867°	2025-07-03 03:45:35.482Z	1.593° NNE

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