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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

21 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 (59 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 21 hours ago

0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
1 01864U 65109A   25128.46294042  .00000189  00000-0  16528-3 0  9992
2 01864  89.0570 275.4846 0109971   3.1137 357.0690 13.78911730980320

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:06Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:06:38.052Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

-117.70703°

Altitude

890.052 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 21m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

2.27677°

Longitude

-117.75675°

Altitude

889.72 km

Speed

7.448 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 02m 28s

Apparent Declination

-42° 33' 57"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:10:16

Azimuth

132.985° SE

Elevation

-15.625°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,045.509 km

Perigee altitude

884.008 km

Semi-major axis

7,342.896 km

Eccentricity

0.0109971

Inclination

89.057°

RAAN

275.4846°

Arg. of periapsis

3.1137°

True anomaly

357.00367°

Mean anomaly

357.069°

Eccentric anomaly

357.03642°

Mean motion

3.44939 °/min

BSTAR

0.00016528

Orbital period

104.37 mins

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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	2025-05-09 09:51:11.302Z	163.59° S	2025-05-09 09:56:11.302Z	97.775° ESE	41.46°	2025-05-09 10:02:11.302Z	5.852° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-09 11:39:11.302Z	257.628° W	2025-05-09 11:41:11.302Z	281.1° WNW	15.952°	2025-05-09 11:44:11.302Z	314.906° NW
8 mins	2025-05-09 20:48:11.302Z	35.728° NE	2025-05-09 20:52:11.302Z	81.138° E	21.937°	2025-05-09 20:56:11.302Z	125.176° SE
10 mins	2025-05-09 22:32:11.302Z	346.22° N	2025-05-09 22:37:11.302Z	262.673° W	38.333°	2025-05-09 22:42:11.302Z	204.394° SW

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