Key statistics
Satellite TEMPSAT 1 at a glance.
Uptime
21819
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TEMPSAT 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TEMPSAT 1
International designator: 1965-065E
Object number (NORAD): 1512
Object ID (CCSDS): 1512
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.981 minutes
Inclination: 89.979 deg
SMA: 7511.49 km
Apoapsis: 1184.343 km
Periapsis: 1082.367 km
RAAN: 213.0171 deg
Eccentricy: 0.006788
Argument of periapsis: 305.2929 deg
Mean anomaly: 173.0463 deg
Mean motion: 13.33563324 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000036 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000055672 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 9, 2025, 2:46 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 8, 2025, 5:41 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TEMPSAT 1
TLE line 1: 1 01512U 65065E 25128.73696787 .00000036 00000-0 55672-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 01512 89.9790 213.0171 0067880 305.2929 173.0463 13.33563324906144
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TEMPSAT 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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.
TEMPSAT 1 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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