Key statistics
Satellite DODECAPOLE 2 at a glance.
Uptime
22037
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.1
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DODECAPOLE 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DODECAPOLE 2
International designator: 1965-065C
Object number (NORAD): 1510
Object ID (CCSDS): 1510
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.147 minutes
Inclination: 90.0616 deg
SMA: 7238.438 km
Apoapsis: 887.821 km
Periapsis: 832.785 km
RAAN: 23.6755 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0038016
Argument of periapsis: 67.1321 deg
Mean anomaly: 293.3871 deg
Mean motion: 14.0972845 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005347 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0030209357 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 3 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DODECAPOLE 2
TLE line 1: 1 01510U 65065C 25346.12527057 .00005347 00000-0 30209-2 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01510 90.0616 23.6755 0038016 67.1321 293.3871 14.09728450 6792
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DODECAPOLE 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object DODECAPOLE 2.
Associated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
DODECAPOLE 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 5’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 13, 1965, 10:11 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 13, 1965, 10:11 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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