Key statistics
Satellite DASH 1 at a glance.
Uptime
22646
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 8.7
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
87.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for DASH 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: DASH 1
International designator: 1963-014D
Object number (NORAD): 589
Object ID (CCSDS): 589
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 166.353 minutes
Inclination: 87.3312 deg
SMA: 10019.539 km
Apoapsis: 3738.332 km
Periapsis: 3544.476 km
RAAN: 228.944 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0096739
Argument of periapsis: 39.1377 deg
Mean anomaly: 321.6426 deg
Mean motion: 8.65627776 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000074 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.035659 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, 4:48 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DASH 1
TLE line 1: 1 00589U 63014D 25128.20005058 -.00000074 00000-0 -35659-1 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00589 87.3312 228.9440 0096739 39.1377 321.6426 8.65627776958775
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite DASH 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
MIDAS Series 3 (Military Defense Alarm System) early warning satellite.
DASH 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Agena B | Midas 7’, on board a Atlas Agena B space rocket.
The launch took place on May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas Agena B | Midas 7
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 9, 1963, 8:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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