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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 8068 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 14 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) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Cyl, 0.6 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A 24278.45405625 .00001897 00000-0 57625-3 0 9991
2 01580 98.3532 86.8075 0232361 80.4743 282.2615 14.28816278 44341Epoch: 2024-10-04T10:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-04T10:53:50.459Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -90.27723° |
| Altitude | 766.947 km |
| Speed | 7.487 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 47m 13s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 58.46733° |
| Longitude | 104.05054° |
| Altitude | 679.686 km |
| Speed | 7.588 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 04m 25s |
| Apparent Declination | 57° 57' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:49:25 |
| Azimuth | 357.991° N |
| Elevation | 7.922° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 959.443 km |
| Perigee | 626.193 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,170.955 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0232361 |
| Inclination | 98.3532° |
| RAAN | 86.8075° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 80.4743° |
| True anomaly | 279.64434° |
| Mean anomaly | 282.2615° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 280.95443° |
| Mean motion | 3.57419 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00057625 |
| Period | 100.72 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 UTC)
| OPS 8068, 1580 |
| THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1581 (Decayed) |
| THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1582 (Decayed) |
| THOR ALTAIR R/B, 1583 |
| THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1931 |
| THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1932 (Decayed) |
OPS 8068 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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