Key statistics
Satellite ASTEX 1 at a glance.
Uptime
19568
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
92.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ASTEX 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ASTEX 1
International designator: 1971-089A
Object number (NORAD): 5560
Object ID (CCSDS): 5560
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.285 minutes
Inclination: 92.7249 deg
SMA: 7102.582 km
Apoapsis: 736.43 km
Periapsis: 712.463 km
RAAN: 54.2791 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016872
Argument of periapsis: 29.3717 deg
Mean anomaly: 330.8434 deg
Mean motion: 14.50368666 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000613 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00015731 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 7:41 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 12, 2025, 11:58 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ASTEX 1
TLE line 1: 1 05560U 71089A 25132.49927683 .00000613 00000-0 15731-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 05560 92.7249 54.2791 0016872 29.3717 330.8434 14.50368666818649
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ASTEX 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ASTEX 1.
Associated space launch
USAF satellite designed to test advanced development payloads
ASTEX 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 17, 1971, 1:36 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | ASTEX
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 17, 1971, 1:36 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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