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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OV2-3
1 13912U 65108V 25289.44990265 .00013934 00000-0 12883-2 0 9995
2 13912 26.6212 333.4949 5263534 90.4232 327.1332 5.22967799557835Epoch: 2025-10-16T10:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-16T10:47:51.588Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
146.3281°
Altitude
3,787.593 km
Speed
7.071 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 14m 00s
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
18:47:47
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
15,026.993 km
Perigee altitude
264.143 km
Semi-major axis
14,023.705 km
Eccentricity
0.52635
Inclination
26.6212°
RAAN
333.4949°
Arg. of periapsis
90.4232°
True anomaly
269.56516°
Mean anomaly
327.1332°
Eccentric anomaly
301.38892°
Mean motion
1.30692 °/min
Orbital period
275.46 mins
BSTAR
0.0012883
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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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| 8 mins | 2025-10-17 05:14:14.209Z | 205.585° SW | 2025-10-17 05:19:14.209Z | 186.251° SSW | 12.746° | 2025-10-17 05:22:14.209Z | 165.877° S |
| 6 mins | 2025-10-17 15:04:14.209Z | 188.703° SSW | 2025-10-17 15:06:14.209Z | 181.475° SSW | 10.844° | 2025-10-17 15:10:14.209Z | 170.562° S |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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