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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
10 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)
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 10 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1  1580U 65072A   25200.06871373  .00000129  00000-0  53223-4 0  9999
2  1580  98.3795   3.1221 0228894 310.3369  47.8017 14.29317971105966
Epoch: 2025-07-19T01:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-19T01:38:56.866Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
41.27404°
Altitude
688.771 km
Speed
7.568 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 12m 29s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
47.5811°
Longitude
32.45964°
Altitude
823.666 km
Speed
7.434 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
18h 06m 55s
Apparent Declination
39° 39' 27"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:46:43
Azimuth
307.164° NW
Elevation
17.908°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
955.24 km
Perigee altitude
627.039 km
Semi-major axis
7,169.277 km
Eccentricity
0.02289
Inclination
98.3795°
RAAN
3.1221°
Arg. of periapsis
310.3369°
True anomaly
49.78248°
Mean anomaly
47.8017°
Eccentric anomaly
48.78829°
Mean motion
3.57545 °/min
Orbital period
100.69 mins
BSTAR
0.000053223
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