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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 8068 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 17 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) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 17 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A 25042.90241361 .00000452 00000-0 14745-3 0 9998
2 01580 98.3600 211.9866 0231280 54.9579 307.3065 14.29122302 62974
Epoch: 2025-02-11T21:39Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-11T21:39:28.535Z)
Latitude | -0.00005° |
Longitude | 104.91714° |
Altitude | 699.52 km |
Speed | 7.557 km/s |
True Right ascension | 14h 07m 56s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 18.07046° |
Longitude | 102.85921° |
Altitude | 659.254 km |
Speed | 7.601 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 10h 51m 49s |
Apparent Declination | -21° 31' 18" |
Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 17:03:40 |
Azimuth | 254.908° W |
Elevation | -15.798° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 957.62 km |
Perigee altitude | 625.968 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,169.931 km |
Eccentricity | 0.023128 |
Inclination | 98.36° |
RAAN | 211.9866° |
Arg. of periapsis | 54.9579° |
True anomaly | 305.16139° |
Mean anomaly | 307.3065° |
Eccentric anomaly | 306.23768° |
Mean motion | 3.57496 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.00014745 |
Orbital period | 100.7 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 UTC)
OPS 8068, 1580 |
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THOR ALTAIR DEB (YO), 1582 (Decayed) |
THOR ALTAIR R/B, 1583 |
THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1931 |
THOR ALTAIR DEB, 1932 (Decayed) |
OPS 8068 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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 | 2025-02-12 23:25:33.978Z | 31.466° NE | 2025-02-12 23:29:33.978Z | 89.57° E | 32.069° | 2025-02-12 23:34:33.978Z | 166.176° S |
6 mins | 2025-02-13 01:06:33.978Z | 334.742° NNW | 2025-02-13 01:09:33.978Z | 287.71° WNW | 22.302° | 2025-02-13 01:12:33.978Z | 246.871° WSW |
7 mins | 2025-02-13 10:45:33.978Z | 142.273° SSE | 2025-02-13 10:48:33.978Z | 75.402° E | 37.336° | 2025-02-13 10:52:33.978Z | 358.772° N |
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