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OV1-2, 1613

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV1-2, 1613 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 05 Oct 1965 UTC via an ATLAS D 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

1613, 1965-078A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

GD/Convair

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

OV1, Unknown motor

Mass

86 kg wet, 86 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-10-05 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Domed Cyl, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.946 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OV1-2
1 01613U 65078A   25129.27259389  .00008435  00000-0  83727-3 0  9991
2 01613 144.2295  35.1138 1146779   3.8660 357.0209 12.96890590662176

Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T06:32:32.112Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

69.64888°

Altitude

397.49 km

Speed

8.1 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 20m 27s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-35.89525°

Longitude

163.89568°

Altitude

1,319.686 km

Speed

7.181 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 57m 17s

Apparent Declination

-59° 15' 44"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:06:29

Azimuth

139.662° SSE

Elevation

-39.62°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,155.059 km

Perigee altitude

399.271 km

Semi-major axis

7,655.302 km

Eccentricity

0.1146779

Inclination

144.2295°

RAAN

35.1138°

Arg. of periapsis

3.866°

True anomaly

356.22477°

Mean anomaly

357.0209°

Eccentric anomaly

356.63526°

Mean motion

3.24041 °/min

BSTAR

0.00083727

Orbital period

111.1 mins

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 1965 (1965-10-05 UTC)

ATLAS D R/B, 1616

OV1-2 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.
11 mins	2025-05-10 07:11:16.916Z	111.958° ESE	2025-05-10 07:17:16.916Z	152.275° SSE	16.677°	2025-05-10 07:22:16.916Z	181.745° SSW
14 mins	2025-05-10 08:55:16.916Z	100.851° ESE	2025-05-10 09:01:16.916Z	162.683° S	30.113°	2025-05-10 09:09:16.916Z	218.522° SW
12 mins	2025-05-10 10:41:16.916Z	100.535° ESE	2025-05-10 10:45:16.916Z	166.356° S	39.221°	2025-05-10 10:53:16.916Z	243.842° WSW
10 mins	2025-05-10 12:27:16.916Z	110.096° ESE	2025-05-10 12:30:16.916Z	184.521° SSW	41.392°	2025-05-10 12:37:16.916Z	262.491° W
7 mins	2025-05-10 14:13:16.916Z	140.761° SSE	2025-05-10 14:15:16.916Z	185.231° SSW	31.816°	2025-05-10 14:20:16.916Z	265.12° W

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