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OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10), 1864

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10), 1864 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 22 Dec 1965 UTC via an SCOUT A 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

1864, 1965-109A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

51 kg wet, 51 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1965-12-22 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
1 01864U 65109A   25242.82445164  .00000210  00000-0  18451-3 0  9994
2 01864  89.0557 264.0929 0110512  16.3163 344.1515 13.78945691996085

Epoch: 2025-08-30T19:47Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T19:47:12.621Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-11.96289°

Altitude

892.581 km

Speed

7.445 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 36m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

22:09:17

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.785 km

Perigee altitude

883.492 km

Semi-major axis

7,342.775 km

Eccentricity

0.01105

Inclination

89.0557°

RAAN

264.0929°

Arg. of periapsis

16.3163°

True anomaly

343.80101°

Mean anomaly

344.1515°

Eccentric anomaly

343.97672°

Mean motion

3.44947 °/min

Orbital period

104.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00018451

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Other satellites on launch #109 in the year 1965 (1965-12-22 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 1865

SCOUT A DEB, 2086 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2226

TRANSIT 10 DEB, 24705

TRANSIT 10 DEB, 25576 (Decayed)

OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10) 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.
4 mins	2025-08-31 12:04:58.980Z	53.692° ENE	2025-08-31 12:06:58.980Z	72.798° E	12.207°	2025-08-31 12:08:58.980Z	92.114° ESE
10 mins	2025-08-31 13:47:58.980Z	1.819° NNE	2025-08-31 13:51:58.980Z	10.998° NNE	44.632°	2025-08-31 13:57:58.980Z	182.048° SSW
9 mins	2025-09-01 01:30:58.980Z	156.885° SSE	2025-09-01 01:34:58.980Z	81.995° E	40.221°	2025-09-01 01:39:58.980Z	8.674° NNE
5 mins	2025-09-01 03:17:58.980Z	259.898° W	2025-09-01 03:19:58.980Z	284.993° WNW	16.918°	2025-09-01 03:22:58.980Z	318.707° NNW