Key statistics
Satellite DODECAPOLE 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21995
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DODECAPOLE 2 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: DODECAPOLE 2 DEB
International designator: 1965-065U
Object number (NORAD): 41734
Object ID (CCSDS): 41734
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.507 minutes
Inclination: 90.0401 deg
SMA: 7208.171 km
Apoapsis: 854.629 km
Periapsis: 805.443 km
RAAN: 21.6641 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0034118
Argument of periapsis: 140.2648 deg
Mean anomaly: 220.105 deg
Mean motion: 14.18616882 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.000088 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0042171 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 31, 2025, 6:16 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 31, 2025, 5:51 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DODECAPOLE 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 41734U 65065U 25304.24427212 .00008800 00000-0 42171-2 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 41734 90.0401 21.6641 0034118 140.2648 220.1050 14.18616882503820
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Real-time ground track for satellite DODECAPOLE 2 DEB.
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 DEB 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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