CALSPHERE 1, 900
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CALSPHERE 1, 900 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Oct 1964 UTC via a Thor Ablestar launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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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CALSPHERE 1 details
| NORAD ID | 900 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Bus | NRL 14" |
| Motor | Unknown |
| Mass | 1 kg wet, 1 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -56.06796° |
| Longitude | -102.45861° |
| Altitude | 986.293 km |
| Speed | 7.366 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 13h 15m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | -53° 32' 43" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 23:13:09 |
| Azimuth | 226.285° WSW |
| Elevation | -65.332° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 995.858 km |
| Perigee | 960.456 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,356.294 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0024062 |
| Inclination | 90.2019° |
| RAAN | 56.2313° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 217.0638° |
| True anomaly | 242.19251° |
| Mean anomaly | 242.4366° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 242.31452° |
| Mean motion | 3.43997 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0008347 |
| Period | 104.65 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-27T02:12:33.628Z)
| Latitude | 80.77737° |
| Longitude | -100.92972° |
| Altitude | 1,002.901 km |
| Speed | 7.353 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 49m 52s |
| True Declination | 80° 43' 29" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 8 hours ago
0 CALSPHERE 1
1 900U 64063C 24209.09205588 .00000809 00000-0 83470-3 0 9994
2 900 90.2019 56.2313 0024062 217.0638 242.4366 13.75148882976515Epoch: 2024-07-27T02:12Z
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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1964 (1964-10-06 UTC)
| THOR ABLESTAR R/B, 893 |
| OPS 5798 (TRANSIT 5B-4), 897 |
| CALSPHERE 1, 900 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 901 |
| CALSPHERE 2, 902 |
| OPS 5798 DEB, 903 |
CALSPHERE 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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