Payload (satellite)
TEMPSAT 1: live position and orbit
OperationalUnited States
TEMPSAT 1 is a satellite launched 1965-08-13 by United States.
Facts
NORAD ID1512
International designator1965-065E
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUnited States
Launch date1965-08-13
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period108 min
Inclination90.01°
Apogee1184 km
Perigee1082 km
About
Tempsat-1 was a United States Navy Radar calibration object, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Thor Ablestar on August 13, 1965. It was a 14-inch (36 cm), unguided sphere. It was mainly used in investigation of spacecraft technology and orbits.