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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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Identifier

13912, 1965-108V

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Northrop

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OV2, Unknown motor

Mass

2,144 kg wet, 194 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-12-21 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 OV2-3
1 13912U 65108V   26032.47781727  .00016151  00000-0  10803-2 0  9990
2 13912  26.5876 215.3126 5249422 288.3983  22.9775  5.27151136563514

Epoch: 2026-02-01T11:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T11:28:03.412Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-88.38731°

Altitude

2,289.302 km

Speed

7.962 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 21m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:44:33

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

14,893.96 km

Perigee altitude

248.656 km

Semi-major axis

13,949.445 km

Eccentricity

0.52494

Inclination

26.5876°

RAAN

215.3126°

Arg. of periapsis

288.3983°

True anomaly

71.51495°

Mean anomaly

22.9775°

Eccentric anomaly

43.79206°

Mean motion

1.31737 °/min

Orbital period

273.27 mins

BSTAR

0.0010803

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Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 1965 (1965-12-21 UTC)

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TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 13958

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 13957

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28814

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28815

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28819

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28820

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28836

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28552

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28816

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 28838

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 26763

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE DEB, 26783

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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.
112 mins	2026-02-03 19:49:01.358Z	203.546° SW	2026-02-03 19:55:01.358Z	197.479° SSW	42.902°	2026-02-03 21:41:01.358Z	130.572° SE
112 mins	2026-02-04 00:26:01.358Z	280.909° WNW	2026-02-04 01:40:01.358Z	255.923° W	17.32°	2026-02-04 02:18:01.358Z	219.758° SW
80 mins	2026-02-04 12:22:01.358Z	160.639° S	2026-02-04 12:37:01.358Z	116.876° SE	23.496°	2026-02-04 13:42:01.358Z	78.014° E
164 mins	2026-02-04 17:05:01.358Z	247.449° WSW	2026-02-04 18:03:01.358Z	175.396° S	43.267°	2026-02-04 19:49:01.358Z	121.663° SE

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OV2-3, 13912

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-01T11:28:03.412Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #108 in the year 1965 (1965-12-21 UTC)

OV2-3 Visibility forecast

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