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HITCH HIKER 1, 614 (Decayed)

Orbit data source: Space-Track

HITCH HIKER 1, 614 was an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 27 Jun 1963 UTC via a THOR SLV-2A AGENA D 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
614, 1963-025B
Orbit
Decayed
Last TLE update
11 months ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Decayed Civil Science
Bus & Motor
P-11, P-11 MOTOR
Mass
126 kg wet, 95 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1963-06-27 (62 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR SLV-2A AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.675 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 months ago
0 HITCH HIKER 1
1   614U 63025B   24224.44464499  .02601302 -11065-5  61857-3 0  9998
2   614  81.9161 358.3908 0048667 257.0684 102.5168 16.26051566823406
Epoch: 2024-08-11T10:40Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2024-08-11T10:40:17.327Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-122.07166°
Altitude
213.475 km
Speed
7.774 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 53m 33s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Visualization observer readout
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
232.044 km
Perigee altitude
168.016 km
Semi-major axis
6,578.167 km
Eccentricity
0.00487
Inclination
81.9161°
RAAN
358.3908°
Arg. of periapsis
257.0684°
True anomaly
103.0605°
Mean anomaly
102.5168°
Eccentric anomaly
102.78872°
Mean motion
4.06805 °/min
Orbital period
88.49 mins
BSTAR
0.00061857
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