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OPS 8068, 1580

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 8068, 1580 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Sep 1965 UTC via a THOR BURNER 1 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
1580, 1965-072A
Orbit
SSO
Last TLE update
13 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
P35, Unknown motor
Mass
72 kg wet, 72 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-09-10 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle
THOR BURNER 1
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A   25199.43869185  .00000119  00000-0  50398-4 0  9994
2 01580  98.3794   2.5157 0228927 312.2077  45.9872 14.29317687 85330
Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T10:31:42.975Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-91.9035°
Altitude
684.839 km
Speed
7.573 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 10m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
3.4429°
Longitude
89.10698°
Altitude
909.165 km
Speed
7.339 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 52m 07s
Apparent Declination
-56° 17' 42"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:55:21
Azimuth
172.122° S
Elevation
-6.96°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
955.265 km
Perigee altitude
627.017 km
Semi-major axis
7,169.278 km
Eccentricity
0.02289
Inclination
98.3794°
RAAN
2.5157°
Arg. of periapsis
312.2077°
True anomaly
47.91172°
Mean anomaly
45.9872°
Eccentric anomaly
46.94563°
Mean motion
3.57544 °/min
Orbital period
100.69 mins
BSTAR
0.000050398
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