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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

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A   26046.39221862  .00000275  00000-0  94606-4 0  9998
2 01580  98.4006 206.8999 0229906  45.7510 316.2293 14.29576262115610

Epoch: 2026-02-15T09:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T09:24:47.688Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-79.70038°

Altitude

678.865 km

Speed

7.578 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 47m 35s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

01:59:18

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.083 km

Perigee altitude

625.47 km

Semi-major axis

7,168.413 km

Eccentricity

0.02299

Inclination

98.4006°

RAAN

206.8999°

Arg. of periapsis

45.751°

True anomaly

314.36854°

Mean anomaly

316.2293°

Eccentric anomaly

315.30279°

Mean motion

3.57609 °/min

Orbital period

100.67 mins

BSTAR

0.000094606

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

THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1582 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1581 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR R/B, 1583

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1931

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1932 (Decayed)

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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.
9 mins	2026-02-15 23:24:54.019Z	16.511° NNE	2026-02-15 23:28:54.019Z	94.344° ESE	44.581°	2026-02-15 23:33:54.019Z	190.348° SSW
6 mins	2026-02-16 10:44:54.019Z	178.128° S	2026-02-16 10:46:54.019Z	217.63° SW	42.411°	2026-02-16 10:50:54.019Z	341.116° N
8 mins	2026-02-16 22:56:54.019Z	36.068° NE	2026-02-16 22:59:54.019Z	87.36° E	34.071°	2026-02-16 23:04:54.019Z	168.206° S

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OPS 8068, 1580

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-15T09:24:47.688Z)

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Orbital elements

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

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