CALSPHERE 2, 902
Orbit data source: Space-Track
CALSPHERE 2, 902 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 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 9 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Operational Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | NRL 14", Unknown motor |
| Mass | 10 kg wet, 10 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Sphere, 0.36 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.102 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 9 hours ago
0 CALSPHERE 2
1 902U 64063E 24296.39668010 .00000126 00000-0 17679-3 0 9998
2 902 90.2246 61.7953 0018767 171.5330 252.6976 13.52825268775217Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:31Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-22T09:31:13.16Z)
| Latitude | 64.10803° |
| Longitude | -112.77947° |
| Altitude | 1,077.19 km |
| Speed | 7.317 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 04h 05m 20s |
| True Declination | 63° 58' 42" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 57.94926° |
| Longitude | 68.04645° |
| Altitude | 1,062.415 km |
| Speed | 7.331 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 22h 11m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | 37° 58' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:47:12 |
| Azimuth | 39.581° NE |
| Elevation | 2.188° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 1,072.885 km |
| Perigee | 1,044.971 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,437.065 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0018767 |
| Inclination | 90.2246° |
| RAAN | 61.7953° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 171.533° |
| True anomaly | 252.49242° |
| Mean anomaly | 252.6976° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 252.595° |
| Mean motion | 3.38408 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00017679 |
| Period | 106.38 mins |
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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 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 mins | 2024-10-22 20:26:56.237Z | 12.844° NNE | 2024-10-22 20:32:56.237Z | 94.803° ESE | 39.279° | 2024-10-22 20:38:56.237Z | 165.716° S |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-22 22:14:56.237Z | 326.038° NNW | 2024-10-22 22:18:56.237Z | 280.322° WNW | 21.297° | 2024-10-22 22:22:56.237Z | 239.868° WSW |
| 11 mins | 2024-10-23 08:23:56.237Z | 153.014° SSE | 2024-10-23 08:28:56.237Z | 78.48° E | 39.303° | 2024-10-23 08:34:56.237Z | 7.351° NNE |
| 8 mins | 2024-10-23 10:11:56.237Z | 239.927° WSW | 2024-10-23 10:14:56.237Z | 273.061° WNW | 21.52° | 2024-10-23 10:19:56.237Z | 326.561° NNW |