Key statistics
Satellite DASH 1 at a glance.
Uptime
22765
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: 87.3358 deg
SMA: 10019.545 km
Apoapsis: 3726.479 km
Periapsis: 3556.34 km
RAAN: 217.7013 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00849032
Argument of periapsis: 269.9849 deg
Mean anomaly: 89.1277 deg
Mean motion: 8.65626992 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000037 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.016038941 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 4:29 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 3, 2025, 7:16 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 DASH 1
TLE line 1: 1 00589U 63014D 25246.30278927 .00000037 00000-0 16039-1 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 00589 87.3358 217.7013 0084903 269.9849 89.1277 8.65626992968998
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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