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OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12), 11145

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12), 11145 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

11145, 1978-113B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

21 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 21 hours ago

0 OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12)
1 11145U 78113B   25128.87226203 -.00000164  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 11145   9.1379 306.1305 0005699 168.6710  16.4171  0.98441761113082

Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:56Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T20:56:03.439Z)

Latitude

-0.83145°

Longitude

-49.77602°

Altitude

36,283.972 km

Speed

3.058 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 44m 41s

True Declination

0° 49' 50"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

6.08731°

Longitude

-96.3919°

Altitude

36,285.72 km

Speed

3.057 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 00m 02s

Apparent Declination

0° 39' 07"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:18:39

Azimuth

113.41° SE

Elevation

26.321°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,332.894 km

Perigee altitude

36,284.24 km

Semi-major axis

42,686.704 km

Eccentricity

0.0005699

Inclination

9.1379°

RAAN

306.1305°

Arg. of periapsis

168.671°

True anomaly

16.43557°

Mean anomaly

16.4171°

Eccentric anomaly

16.42633°

Mean motion

0.2461 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1462.84 mins

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

OPS 9441 (DSCS 2-11), 11144

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

OPS 9442 (DSCS 2-12) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 18:07:54.034Z	113.426° SE	2025-05-10 15:24:54.034Z	116.242° SE	28.796°	2025-05-10 18:07:54.034Z	118.763° SE

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