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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

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 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

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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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.
10 mins	2025-05-14 09:05:09.178Z	113.819° SE	2025-05-14 09:09:09.178Z	152.964° SSE	19.989°	2025-05-14 09:15:09.178Z	199.12° SSW
9 mins	2025-05-14 10:51:09.178Z	111.714° ESE	2025-05-14 10:54:09.178Z	164.874° S	31.97°	2025-05-14 11:00:09.178Z	228.637° WSW
7 mins	2025-05-14 12:37:09.178Z	111.883° ESE	2025-05-14 12:39:09.178Z	167.138° S	38.582°	2025-05-14 12:44:09.178Z	251.077° W
6 mins	2025-05-14 14:23:09.178Z	132.667° SE	2025-05-14 14:25:09.178Z	200.514° SSW	33.771°	2025-05-14 14:29:09.178Z	263.273° W

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