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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD/Convair
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
OV1, Unknown motor
Mass
86 kg wet, 86 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Domed Cyl, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.946 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 OV1-2
1 01613U 65078A 25259.74024277 .00007514 00000-0 73457-3 0 9999
2 01613 144.2303 248.9642 1140549 93.5639 279.5874 12.98261088679126Epoch: 2025-09-16T17:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T17:45:56.975Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-13.44939°
Altitude
1,221.389 km
Speed
7.267 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 35m 51s
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
21:34:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,144.29 km
Perigee altitude
399.269 km
Semi-major axis
7,649.917 km
Eccentricity
0.11405
Inclination
144.2303°
RAAN
248.9642°
Arg. of periapsis
93.5639°
True anomaly
266.50207°
Mean anomaly
279.5874°
Eccentric anomaly
273.06186°
Mean motion
3.24383 °/min
Orbital period
110.98 mins
BSTAR
0.00073457
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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 1965 (1965-10-05 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.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. |
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| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 16:23:14.657Z | 115.622° SE | 2025-09-18 16:25:14.657Z | 168.582° S | 20.563° | 2025-09-18 16:27:14.657Z | 216.586° SW |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 18:09:14.657Z | 116.264° SE | 2025-09-18 18:11:14.657Z | 190.17° SSW | 31.996° | 2025-09-18 18:13:14.657Z | 245.751° WSW |
| 5 mins | 2025-09-18 19:54:14.657Z | 132.693° SE | 2025-09-18 19:57:14.657Z | 207.086° SW | 27.242° | 2025-09-18 19:59:14.657Z | 251.482° W |
| 4 mins | 2025-09-18 21:40:14.657Z | 170.051° S | 2025-09-18 21:42:14.657Z | 198.625° SSW | 16.639° | 2025-09-18 21:44:14.657Z | 231.393° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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