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OV2-1, 1641

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV2-1, 1641 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 15 Oct 1965 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
1641, 1965-082C
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Northrop
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
OV2, Unknown motor
Mass
170 kg wet, 170 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1965-10-15 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
0.424 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OV2-1
1 01641U 65082C   25129.17371420  .00000385  00000-0  81095-4 0  9990
2 01641  32.2971  58.9565 0018868 221.5407 138.3805 14.54546326158426
Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:10Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T04:10:08.906Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
129.18571°
Altitude
719.517 km
Speed
7.493 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 55m 49s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
8.21012°
Longitude
-67.32062°
Altitude
702.554 km
Speed
7.511 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
14h 36m 13s
Apparent Declination
-14° 28' 23"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:16:48
Azimuth
349.141° N
Elevation
-64.204°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
727.779 km
Perigee altitude
701.014 km
Semi-major axis
7,092.533 km
Eccentricity
0.0018868
Inclination
32.2971°
RAAN
58.9565°
Arg. of periapsis
221.5407°
True anomaly
138.52385°
Mean anomaly
138.3805°
Eccentric anomaly
138.4522°
Mean motion
3.63363 °/min
BSTAR
0.000081095
Orbital period
99.07 mins
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OV2-1 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
6 mins2025-05-09 22:30:03.020Z193.517° SSW2025-05-09 22:33:03.020Z157.253° SSE15.745°2025-05-09 22:36:03.020Z120.499° SE
7 mins2025-05-10 00:14:03.020Z223.608° SW2025-05-10 00:17:03.020Z177.662° S27.24°2025-05-10 00:21:03.020Z114.501° SE
7 mins2025-05-10 01:59:03.020Z235.871° WSW2025-05-10 02:02:03.020Z179.816° S28.903°2025-05-10 02:06:03.020Z124.021° SE
5 mins2025-05-10 03:44:03.020Z230.73° WSW2025-05-10 03:46:03.020Z201.571° SSW19.072°2025-05-10 03:49:03.020Z160.453° S
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