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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

United States Space Force (US)

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

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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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 UTC)

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

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-19 00:31:47.553Z	357.076° N	2025-07-19 00:36:47.553Z	298.805° NW	32.592°	2025-07-19 00:41:47.553Z	228.039° WSW
7 mins	2025-07-19 10:11:47.553Z	123.643° SE	2025-07-19 10:14:47.553Z	68.082° E	31.265°	2025-07-19 10:18:47.553Z	7.329° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-19 11:51:47.553Z	224.35° SW	2025-07-19 11:54:47.553Z	272.959° WNW	23.141°	2025-07-19 11:58:47.553Z	321.6° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-19 22:26:47.553Z	65.098° ENE	2025-07-19 22:28:47.553Z	88.518° E	17.459°	2025-07-19 22:32:47.553Z	131.546° SE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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