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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
P35, Unknown motor
Mass
72 kg wet, 72 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
CYL, 0.3 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 1580U 65072A 26226.40072691 .00000131 00000-0 53757-4 0 9997
2 1580 98.4275 21.0203 0227890 233.4696 124.5312 14.29684844141330Epoch: 2026-08-14T09:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-08-14T09:37:02.805Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-86.06788°
Altitude
890.854 km
Speed
7.357 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 24m 04s
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
13:24:28
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
953.267 km
Perigee altitude
626.562 km
Semi-major axis
7,168.052 km
Eccentricity
0.02279
Inclination
98.4275°
RAAN
21.0203°
Arg. of periapsis
233.4696°
True anomaly
126.64785°
Mean anomaly
124.5312°
Eccentric anomaly
125.59297°
Mean motion
3.57636 °/min
Orbital period
100.66 mins
BSTAR
0.000053757
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 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.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. |
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| 9 mins | 2026-08-14 23:38:28.182Z | 3.903° NNE | 2026-08-14 23:43:28.182Z | 280.103° WNW | 39.877° | 2026-08-14 23:47:28.182Z | 212.794° SW |
| 8 mins | 2026-08-15 09:17:28.182Z | 110.94° ESE | 2026-08-15 09:20:28.182Z | 72.555° E | 25.118° | 2026-08-15 09:25:28.182Z | 11.673° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2026-08-15 10:55:28.182Z | 192.995° SSW | 2026-08-15 11:00:28.182Z | 272.306° WNW | 35.707° | 2026-08-15 11:05:28.182Z | 333.049° NNW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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