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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
15 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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A   25191.45843452  .00000075  00000-0  37163-4 0  9993
2 01580  98.3785 354.8339 0229341 335.8732  23.1841 14.29315091 84199
Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:00Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T11:00:08.742Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
-98.82695°
Altitude
646.331 km
Speed
7.613 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 39m 20s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
14.82923°
Longitude
-100.44058°
Altitude
670.515 km
Speed
7.589 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 45m 21s
Apparent Declination
-11° 48' 29"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:27:54
Azimuth
45.978° ENE
Elevation
-53.916°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
955.57 km
Perigee altitude
626.728 km
Semi-major axis
7,169.286 km
Eccentricity
0.02293
Inclination
98.3785°
RAAN
354.8339°
Arg. of periapsis
335.8732°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
23.1841°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.57544 °/min
Orbital period
100.69 mins
BSTAR
0.000037163
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OPS 8068 Visibility forecast

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9 mins2025-07-11 10:38:23.253Z153.448° SSE2025-07-11 10:42:23.253Z84.794° E42.09°2025-07-11 10:47:23.253Z353.073° N
8 mins2025-07-11 22:53:23.253Z46.882° ENE2025-07-11 22:56:23.253Z87.881° E27.084°2025-07-11 23:01:23.253Z152.316° SSE
9 mins2025-07-12 00:32:23.253Z350.76° N2025-07-12 00:36:23.253Z289.656° WNW33.241°2025-07-12 00:41:23.253Z225.438° WSW
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