Key statistics
Satellite DODECAPOLE 2 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
21942
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: 101.579 minutes
Inclination: 90.0412 deg
SMA: 7211.542 km
Apoapsis: 853.868 km
Periapsis: 812.946 km
RAAN: 21.4317 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00283725
Argument of periapsis: 308.5217 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.3428 deg
Mean motion: 14.17622355 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00005265 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0025751263 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 9:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DODECAPOLE 2 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 41734U 65065U 25251.39337045 .00005265 00000-0 25751-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 41734 90.0412 21.4317 0028372 308.5217 51.3428 14.17622355496337
Live tracking on map
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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