CALSPHERE 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite CALSPHERE 2 at a glance.

Uptime

22249

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.5

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

90.2

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for CALSPHERE 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: CALSPHERE 2

International designator: 1964-063E

Object number (NORAD): 902

Object ID (CCSDS): 902

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 106.44 minutes

Inclination: 90.2257 deg

SMA: 7439.853 km

Apoapsis: 1075.034 km

Periapsis: 1048.401 km

RAAN: 69.0643 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00178992

Argument of periapsis: 343.5094 deg

Mean anomaly: 190.5999 deg

Mean motion: 13.52870578 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000098 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013421531 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 6:32 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 CALSPHERE 2

TLE line 1: 1 00902U 64063E 25247.27243823 .00000098 00000-0 13422-3 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 00902 90.2257 69.0643 0017899 343.5094 190.5999 13.52870578817608

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite CALSPHERE 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object CALSPHERE 2.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-07-26 15:31:58 0.0001354701 359.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR AGENA B DEB LEO 2024-08-30 06:38:09 0.0001594776 765.0 (m) DEBRIS

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.

CALSPHERE 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1’, on board a Thor DM-21 Ablestar space rocket.

The launch took place on Oct. 6, 1964, 5:04 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Launch to space Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1
Thor DM-21 Ablestar | Transit-O 1

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Oct. 6, 1964, 5:04 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor DM-21 Ablestar

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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