OPS 4682 DEB, 18270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4682 DEB, 18270 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sat, 03 Apr 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

18270, 1965-027Z

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-04-03 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown shape, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 20 hours ago

TLE from 20 hours ago

0 OPS 4682 DEB
1 18270U 65027Z   25340.78543167  .00000339  00000-0  11468-2 0  9990
2 18270  90.2309 355.5229 0028128 244.7311 295.8571 12.97093304891640

Epoch: 2025-12-06T18:51Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T18:51:01.296Z)

Latitude

-0.41217°

Longitude

176.95766°

Altitude

1,267.091 km

Speed

7.226 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 42m 05s

True Declination

0° 24' 36"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

12:44:37

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,292.142 km

Perigee altitude

1,249.113 km

Semi-major axis

7,648.765 km

Eccentricity

0.00281

Inclination

90.2309°

RAAN

355.5229°

Arg. of periapsis

244.7311°

True anomaly

295.5666°

Mean anomaly

295.8571°

Eccentric anomaly

295.7119°

Mean motion

3.24456 °/min

Orbital period

110.95 mins

BSTAR

0.0011468

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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 1965 (1965-04-03 UTC)

SECOR 4 (EGRS 4), 1315

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OPS 4682 DEB 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	2025-12-07 14:54:37.204Z	333.72° NNW	2025-12-07 14:59:37.204Z	287.171° WNW	23.328°	2025-12-07 15:04:37.204Z	240.601° WSW
7 mins	2025-12-07 23:43:37.204Z	91.627° ESE	2025-12-07 23:46:37.204Z	65.01° ENE	16.287°	2025-12-07 23:50:37.204Z	32.771° NE
14 mins	2025-12-08 01:29:37.204Z	176.986° S	2025-12-08 01:35:37.204Z	200.344° SSW	44.814°	2025-12-08 01:43:37.204Z	357.144° N
6 mins	2025-12-08 03:25:37.204Z	267.401° W	2025-12-08 03:27:37.204Z	284.461° WNW	14.487°	2025-12-08 03:31:37.204Z	316.783° NNW
13 mins	2025-12-08 13:07:37.204Z	10.357° NNE	2025-12-08 13:13:37.204Z	96.132° ESE	42.833°	2025-12-08 13:20:37.204Z	172.641° S

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OPS 4682 DEB, 18270

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 20 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T18:51:01.296Z)

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