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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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
1 01864U 65109A   25182.52366005  .00000182  00000-0  15898-3 0  9990
2 01864  89.0615 270.1009 0109617 196.9248 162.8251 13.78929309987776

Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T12:34:04.228Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

161.7654°

Altitude

1,047.705 km

Speed

7.289 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 00m 24s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-78.80793°

Longitude

-13.54436°

Altitude

958.294 km

Speed

7.391 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 13m 23s

Apparent Declination

-71° 29' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

08:27:02

Azimuth

186.887° SSW

Elevation

-57.883°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.186 km

Perigee altitude

884.206 km

Semi-major axis

7,342.833 km

Eccentricity

0.01096

Inclination

89.0615°

RAAN

270.1009°

Arg. of periapsis

196.9248°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

162.8251°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44943 °/min

Orbital period

104.36 mins

BSTAR

0.00015898

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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.
11 mins	2025-07-02 06:05:53.820Z	168.736° S	2025-07-02 06:10:53.820Z	81.427° E	44.078°	2025-07-02 06:16:53.820Z	2.843° NNE
6 mins	2025-07-02 07:52:53.820Z	253.664° W	2025-07-02 07:55:53.820Z	284.058° WNW	15.972°	2025-07-02 07:58:53.820Z	314.322° NW
7 mins	2025-07-02 17:03:53.820Z	42.278° NE	2025-07-02 17:06:53.820Z	83.42° E	22.781°	2025-07-02 17:10:53.820Z	131.143° SE
9 mins	2025-07-02 18:46:53.820Z	342.372° N	2025-07-02 18:50:53.820Z	288.522° WNW	33.879°	2025-07-02 18:55:53.820Z	212.457° SW

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