NORAD 8599
NTS 1 AKM
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Identity
- NORAD ID
- 8599
- International designator
- 1974-054C
- Launch date
- Jul 14, 1974
- Launch site
- AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE
- Radar size (RCS)
- Medium (0.1–1 m²)
Radio
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Active transmitters from SatNOGS DB, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Your station
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Live
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Upcoming passes
Next 48 h · your local timeUse your location to predict passes.
Mutual visibility
With another station · next 48 hUse your location to find mutual windows.
Transmitters
Nominal · add location for Doppler-
Recent receptions
SatNOGS Network-
Orbit data
- TLE epoch
- 2026-11-06 10:06:22 UTC
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Radio data from SatNOGS DB and SatNOGS Network, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Its orbit in 3D
Goes round Earth once every 7.8 hours, on an orbit tilted 125.0° from the equator, between 13,497 and 13,740 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.
Drag to turn · pinch to zoom · it moves live
About NTS 1 AKM
NTS 1 AKM is a spent rocket stage from the United States, launched on Jul 14, 1974 from Air Force Western Test Range.
It circles Earth every 469 minutes (3.1 times a day), between 13,497 and 13,727 km up, on an orbit tilted 125.0° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 55° north and south.
The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.