OPS 4682 DEB, 18538

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4682 DEB, 18538 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

18538, 1965-027AF

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

3 days 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 3 days ago

0 OPS 4682 DEB
1 18538U 65027AF  25125.90764215  .00000024  00000-0  57532-4 0  9996
2 18538  90.2391 354.8446 0029337 151.4900 233.9270 12.95176333442948

Epoch: 2025-05-05T21:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T21:47:00.281Z)

Latitude

25.17126°

Longitude

163.96717°

Altitude

1,297.361 km

Speed

7.204 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 38m 55s

True Declination

25° 02' 54"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-2.86475°

Longitude

-15.85951°

Altitude

1,267.107 km

Speed

7.23 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 02m 07s

Apparent Declination

-40° 42' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:27:52

Azimuth

232.622° WSW

Elevation

-19.386°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,300.64 km

Perigee altitude

1,255.717 km

Semi-major axis

7,656.316 km

Eccentricity

0.0029337

Inclination

90.2391°

RAAN

354.8446°

Arg. of periapsis

151.49°

True anomaly

233.65587°

Mean anomaly

233.927°

Eccentric anomaly

233.79137°

Mean motion

3.23976 °/min

BSTAR

0.000057532

Orbital period

111.12 mins

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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	2025-05-09 14:45:03.568Z	151.695° SSE	2025-05-09 14:52:03.568Z	67.815° E	38.059°	2025-05-09 14:58:03.568Z	9.267° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-09 16:38:03.568Z	230.124° WSW	2025-05-09 16:43:03.568Z	282.553° WNW	25.98°	2025-05-09 16:49:03.568Z	335.892° NNW
12 mins	2025-05-10 02:24:03.568Z	24.519° NE	2025-05-10 02:30:03.568Z	92.327° ESE	30.68°	2025-05-10 02:36:03.568Z	148.151° SSE
12 mins	2025-05-10 04:15:03.568Z	342.661° N	2025-05-10 04:20:03.568Z	289.514° WNW	32.97°	2025-05-10 04:27:03.568Z	216.679° SW

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