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OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6), 13736

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6), 13736 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SD (US) in SSO that was launched on Tue, 21 Dec 1982 UTC via an ATLAS E launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

13736, 1982-118A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Non-operational Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

BLOCK 5D, STAR 37S

Mass

1,474 kg wet, 760 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1982-12-21 (43 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS E

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Pan, 3.5 m

Radar Cross Section

9.012 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6)
1 13736U 82118A   25237.75653153  .00000136  00000-0  69147-4 0  9995
2 13736  98.5942  63.9699 0008570 110.8215 249.3886 14.30347319222774

Epoch: 2025-08-25T18:09Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-25T18:09:24.324Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

177.36053°

Altitude

795.67 km

Speed

7.455 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 15m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:59:08

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

793.85 km

Perigee altitude

781.568 km

Semi-major axis

7,165.846 km

Eccentricity

0.00086

Inclination

98.5942°

RAAN

63.9699°

Arg. of periapsis

110.8215°

True anomaly

249.29672°

Mean anomaly

249.3886°

Eccentric anomaly

249.34265°

Mean motion

3.57801 °/min

Orbital period

100.61 mins

BSTAR

0.000069147

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DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 13774 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 35411 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40914

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40915

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40916

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40917 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40918 (Decayed)

DMSP 5D-2 F6 DEB, 40919

OPS 9845 (DMSP 5D-2 F6) 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.
9 mins	2025-08-27 00:57:24.206Z	26.165° NE	2025-08-27 01:01:24.206Z	81.869° E	37.011°	2025-08-27 01:06:24.206Z	174.153° S
6 mins	2025-08-27 02:38:24.206Z	331.29° NNW	2025-08-27 02:41:24.206Z	289.103° WNW	18.547°	2025-08-27 02:44:24.206Z	252.518° W
8 mins	2025-08-27 12:15:24.206Z	154.851° SSE	2025-08-27 12:19:24.206Z	51.072° ENE	43.216°	2025-08-27 12:23:24.206Z	352.354° N