OV2-3, 13912
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV2-3, 13912 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Dec 1965 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Northrop
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OV2, Unknown motor
Mass
2,144 kg wet, 194 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown shape, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 OV2-3
1 13912U 65108V 25342.04399958 .00019884 00000-0 14628-2 0 9992
2 13912 26.5879 276.2170 5259581 186.3760 162.7458 5.24946903560596Epoch: 2025-12-08T01:03Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-08T01:03:21.563Z)
Latitude
0.00004°
Longitude
-176.66995°
Altitude
14,819.506 km
Speed
3.018 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 24m 52s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:55:53
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
14,967.658 km
Perigee altitude
252.976 km
Semi-major axis
13,988.454 km
Eccentricity
0.52596
Inclination
26.5879°
RAAN
276.217°
Arg. of periapsis
186.376°
True anomaly
173.66945°
Mean anomaly
162.7458°
Eccentric anomaly
168.66746°
Mean motion
1.31186 °/min
Orbital period
274.42 mins
BSTAR
0.0014628
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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 1965 (1965-12-21 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OV2-3 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. |
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| 165 mins | 2025-12-09 17:06:08.418Z | 167.628° S | 2025-12-09 18:47:08.418Z | 122.992° SE | 26.1° | 2025-12-09 19:51:08.418Z | 87.998° E |
| 159 mins | 2025-12-09 22:17:08.418Z | 232.875° WSW | 2025-12-10 00:33:08.418Z | 178.106° S | 41.626° | 2025-12-10 00:56:08.418Z | 103.076° ESE |
| 20 mins | 2025-12-10 05:19:08.418Z | 269.78° W | 2025-12-10 05:34:08.418Z | 230° WSW | 20.499° | 2025-12-10 05:39:08.418Z | 190.005° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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