Key statistics
Satellite NAVSPASUR ROD 1 at a glance.
Uptime
21878
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
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 NAVSPASUR ROD 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NAVSPASUR ROD 1
International designator: 1965-065G
Object number (NORAD): 1515
Object ID (CCSDS): 1515
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.617 minutes
Inclination: 89.9992 deg
SMA: 7448.089 km
Apoapsis: 1111.64 km
Periapsis: 1028.267 km
RAAN: 213.7814 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0055969
Argument of periapsis: 234.1613 deg
Mean anomaly: 281.3962 deg
Mean motion: 13.5062725 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000386 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00058197 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 12:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NAVSPASUR ROD 1
TLE line 1: 1 01515U 65065G 25187.51708874 .00000386 00000-0 58197-3 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 01515 89.9992 213.7814 0055969 234.1613 281.3962 13.50627250933658
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NAVSPASUR ROD 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.
NAVSPASUR ROD 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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