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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

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

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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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
1  1864U 65109A   25184.77318483  .00000151  00000-0  12914-3 0  9998
2  1864  89.0613 269.8773 0109877 190.0778 169.8187 13.78929916988510

Epoch: 2025-07-03T18:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-03T18:33:23.169Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

69.49564°

Altitude

1,050.165 km

Speed

7.287 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 59m 30s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-17.31468°

Longitude

69.17597°

Altitude

1,046.699 km

Speed

7.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

20h 38m 56s

Apparent Declination

-41° 09' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:15:03

Azimuth

115.273° SE

Elevation

-38.975°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.375 km

Perigee altitude

884.013 km

Semi-major axis

7,342.831 km

Eccentricity

0.01099

Inclination

89.0613°

RAAN

269.8773°

Arg. of periapsis

190.0778°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

169.8187°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44943 °/min

Orbital period

104.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00012914

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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.
10 mins	2025-07-04 05:07:15.453Z	135.81° SSE	2025-07-04 05:12:15.453Z	83.324° E	27°	2025-07-04 05:17:15.453Z	23.885° NE
10 mins	2025-07-04 06:52:15.453Z	213.103° SW	2025-07-04 06:56:15.453Z	264.678° W	33.227°	2025-07-04 07:02:15.453Z	342.658° N
10 mins	2025-07-04 17:48:15.453Z	7.225° NNE	2025-07-04 17:52:15.453Z	52.248° ENE	42.879°	2025-07-04 17:58:15.453Z	174.395° S
4 mins	2025-07-04 19:35:15.453Z	300.16° NW	2025-07-04 19:36:15.453Z	288.792° WNW	14.222°	2025-07-04 19:39:15.453Z	256.922° W

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