OPS 4682 DEB, 18271

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4682 DEB, 18271 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

18271, 1965-027AA

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-04-03 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OPS 4682 DEB
1 18271U 65027AA  25181.78759245  .00000534  00000-0  18135-2 0  9995
2 18271  90.2388 359.6850 0030896 326.5431  50.8348 12.97430441843825

Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T18:54:07.987Z)

Latitude

17.6416°

Longitude

156.98378°

Altitude

1,259.598 km

Speed

7.234 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 58m 26s

True Declination

17° 32' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

66.85837°

Longitude

-22.37072°

Altitude

1,303.916 km

Speed

7.201 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 39m 54s

Apparent Declination

21° 17' 13"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:50:27

Azimuth

346.976° N

Elevation

-27.719°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,292.929 km

Perigee altitude

1,245.674 km

Semi-major axis

7,647.439 km

Eccentricity

0.00309

Inclination

90.2388°

RAAN

359.685°

Arg. of periapsis

326.5431°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

50.8348°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.24541 °/min

Orbital period

110.93 mins

BSTAR

0.0018135

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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.
13 mins	2025-07-01 11:34:02.949Z	151.319° SSE	2025-07-01 11:41:02.949Z	71.633° E	37.597°	2025-07-01 11:47:02.949Z	10.065° NNE
11 mins	2025-07-01 13:27:02.949Z	229.492° WSW	2025-07-01 13:32:02.949Z	283.383° WNW	26.269°	2025-07-01 13:38:02.949Z	336.63° NNW
12 mins	2025-07-01 23:12:02.949Z	24.942° NE	2025-07-01 23:18:02.949Z	89.856° E	30.346°	2025-07-01 23:24:02.949Z	146.063° SSE
12 mins	2025-07-02 01:03:02.949Z	343.038° N	2025-07-02 01:08:02.949Z	288.584° WNW	34.301°	2025-07-02 01:15:02.949Z	215.273° SW

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