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OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11), 11144

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11), 11144 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 14 Dec 1978 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11144, 1978-113A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DSCS II, AOCS

Mass

~610 kg wet, ~550 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1978-12-14 (46 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

10.695 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11)
1 11144U 78113A   25129.04031895 -.00000086  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 11144  11.5636 317.4134 0026114 191.5260 170.5032  0.94031809107758

Epoch: 2025-05-09T00:58Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T00:58:03.557Z)

Latitude

0.43786°

Longitude

77.83768°

Altitude

37,744.227 km

Speed

3.002 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 17m 49s

True Declination

0° 26' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-10.47727°

Longitude

-39.7748°

Altitude

37,564.754 km

Speed

3.014 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 32m 46s

Apparent Declination

-14° 05' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:20:49

Azimuth

25.569° NE

Elevation

-62.117°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

37,747.823 km

Perigee altitude

37,517.962 km

Semi-major axis

44,011.029 km

Eccentricity

0.0026114

Inclination

11.5636°

RAAN

317.4134°

Arg. of periapsis

191.526°

True anomaly

170.55241°

Mean anomaly

170.5032°

Eccentric anomaly

170.52782°

Mean motion

0.23507 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1531.45 mins

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Other satellites on launch #113 in the year 1978 (1978-12-14 UTC)

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12), 11145

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 11146 (Decayed)

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 11147

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59989

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59990

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59991

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) DEB, 59992

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