OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

12099, 1965-016K

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago

0 OPS 4988 DEB
1 12099U 65016K   25125.84968012  .00000471  00000-0  32758-3 0  9992
2 12099  70.0775  36.4530 0016216  90.4818 339.2463 14.04563402 69820

Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:23Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T20:23:32.362Z)

Latitude

61.93773°

Longitude

-90.83497°

Altitude

877.039 km

Speed

7.426 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 16m 01s

True Declination

61° 47' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-67.95293°

Longitude

162.53756°

Altitude

914.628 km

Speed

7.388 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 07m 58s

Apparent Declination

-65° 49' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:18:45

Azimuth

155.198° SSE

Elevation

-58.179°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

887.826 km

Perigee altitude

864.299 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.2 km

Eccentricity

0.0016216

Inclination

70.0775°

RAAN

36.453°

Arg. of periapsis

90.4818°

True anomaly

339.18033°

Mean anomaly

339.2463°

Eccentric anomaly

339.21333°

Mean motion

3.51284 °/min

BSTAR

0.00032758

Orbital period

102.48 mins

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

OPS 4988 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
9 mins	2025-05-06 18:23:16.358Z	160.64° S	2025-05-06 18:28:16.358Z	99.871° ESE	25.29°	2025-05-06 18:32:16.358Z	50.497° ENE
8 mins	2025-05-06 20:09:16.358Z	241.592° WSW	2025-05-06 20:13:16.358Z	313.916° NW	32.856°	2025-05-06 20:17:16.358Z	6.797° NNE
6 mins	2025-05-07 03:23:16.358Z	20.135° NNE	2025-05-07 03:25:16.358Z	43.71° NE	16.666°	2025-05-07 03:29:16.358Z	88.621° E
9 mins	2025-05-07 05:07:16.358Z	331.274° NNW	2025-05-07 05:11:16.358Z	249.321° W	44.363°	2025-05-07 05:16:16.358Z	163.345° S

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