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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
4 hours ago
Origin
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 4 hours ago
0 OV1-2
1  1613U 65078A   25134.20209691  .00007395  00000-0  72668-3 0  9997
2  1613 144.2300  56.7772 1146298  34.4592 332.5428 12.96961242662800
Epoch: 2025-05-14T04:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-14T04:51:01.173Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
111.83244°
Altitude
520.044 km
Speed
7.97 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 47m 06s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
19.06276°
Longitude
84.05147°
Altitude
395.863 km
Speed
8.103 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 19m 16s
Apparent Declination
-10° 16' 33"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:10:04
Azimuth
47.287° ENE
Elevation
-51.506°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
2,154.381 km
Perigee altitude
399.393 km
Semi-major axis
7,655.024 km
Eccentricity
0.1146298
Inclination
144.23°
RAAN
56.7772°
Arg. of periapsis
34.4592°
True anomaly
325.62701°
Mean anomaly
332.5428°
Eccentric anomaly
329.1776°
Mean motion
3.24058 °/min
BSTAR
0.00072668
Orbital period
111.09 mins
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10 mins2025-05-14 09:05:09.178Z113.819° SE2025-05-14 09:09:09.178Z152.964° SSE19.989°2025-05-14 09:15:09.178Z199.12° SSW
9 mins2025-05-14 10:51:09.178Z111.714° ESE2025-05-14 10:54:09.178Z164.874° S31.97°2025-05-14 11:00:09.178Z228.637° WSW
7 mins2025-05-14 12:37:09.178Z111.883° ESE2025-05-14 12:39:09.178Z167.138° S38.582°2025-05-14 12:44:09.178Z251.077° W
6 mins2025-05-14 14:23:09.178Z132.667° SE2025-05-14 14:25:09.178Z200.514° SSW33.771°2025-05-14 14:29:09.178Z263.273° W
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