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
Defense Weather
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
0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A 25261.25160408 .00000467 00000-0 15118-3 0 9992
2 01580 98.3879 62.0539 0230597 129.1133 233.0802 14.29382600 94164Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:02Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T06:02:18.592Z)
Latitude
-0.00003°
Longitude
-25.93944°
Altitude
898.489 km
Speed
7.35 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 08m 12s
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
11:05:37
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
956.24 km
Perigee altitude
625.607 km
Semi-major axis
7,169.061 km
Eccentricity
0.02306
Inclination
98.3879°
RAAN
62.0539°
Arg. of periapsis
129.1133°
True anomaly
231.00406°
Mean anomaly
233.0802°
Eccentric anomaly
232.03852°
Mean motion
3.57561 °/min
Orbital period
100.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00015118
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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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| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 23:25:25.522Z | 25.292° NE | 2025-09-18 23:28:25.522Z | 77.466° E | 38.63° | 2025-09-18 23:32:25.522Z | 177.277° S |
| 8 mins | 2025-09-19 10:43:25.522Z | 162.59° S | 2025-09-19 10:47:25.522Z | 69.346° E | 44.861° | 2025-09-19 10:51:25.522Z | 348.608° N |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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