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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

21 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, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A   25181.86814807  .00000098  00000-0  43480-4 0  9993
2 01580  98.3776 345.6039 0229920   4.2536 356.0531 14.29311880 82820

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:50:07.993Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

113.8988°

Altitude

632.445 km

Speed

7.628 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 02m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

12.02094°

Longitude

-63.47384°

Altitude

956.113 km

Speed

7.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

13h 34m 22s

Apparent Declination

-16° 48' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:26:10

Azimuth

82.681° E

Elevation

-35.109°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

955.997 km

Perigee altitude

626.324 km

Semi-major axis

7,169.297 km

Eccentricity

0.02299

Inclination

98.3776°

RAAN

345.6039°

Arg. of periapsis

4.2536°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

356.0531°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57543 °/min

Orbital period

100.69 mins

BSTAR

0.00004348

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 22:37:31.408Z	47.929° ENE	2025-07-01 22:41:31.408Z	95.678° ESE	20.405°	2025-07-01 22:45:31.408Z	140.258° SSE
9 mins	2025-07-02 00:17:31.408Z	356.417° N	2025-07-02 00:21:31.408Z	272.253° WNW	38.7°	2025-07-02 00:26:31.408Z	213.408° SW
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:57:31.408Z	102.451° ESE	2025-07-02 09:59:31.408Z	67.783° E	21.118°	2025-07-02 10:02:31.408Z	20.845° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-02 11:36:31.408Z	211.914° SW	2025-07-02 11:39:31.408Z	275.995° WNW	27.445°	2025-07-02 11:42:31.408Z	322.566° NNW

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