Key statistics
Satellite CALSPHERE 4(A) at a glance.
Uptime
21819
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.4
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for CALSPHERE 4(A).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: CALSPHERE 4(A)
International designator: 1965-065H
Object number (NORAD): 1520
Object ID (CCSDS): 1520
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 107.769 minutes
Inclination: 89.92 deg
SMA: 7501.634 km
Apoapsis: 1176.051 km
Periapsis: 1070.948 km
RAAN: 126.0051 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0070054
Argument of periapsis: 162.6622 deg
Mean anomaly: 282.9163 deg
Mean motion: 13.36192144 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000139 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00024957 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, 10:43 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 CALSPHERE 4(A)
TLE line 1: 1 01520U 65065H 25128.94671052 .00000139 00000-0 24957-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 01520 89.9200 126.0051 0070054 162.6622 282.9163 13.36192144908725
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite CALSPHERE 4(A).
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.
CALSPHERE 4(A) 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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