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OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Jan 1966 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

1952, 1966-005A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

8 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-01-28 (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 8 hours ago

0 OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
1 01952U 66005A   25182.86118275  .00000120  00000-0  11186-3 0  9993
2 01952  90.1511 346.3446 0216669 344.6352  14.8297 13.67987282958256

Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:40Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T20:40:06.189Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

116.16825°

Altitude

855.312 km

Speed

7.502 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

15.06889°

Longitude

-63.78615°

Altitude

1,169.09 km

Speed

7.191 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

08h 34m 21s

Apparent Declination

-15° 15' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:11:15

Azimuth

273.39° WNW

Elevation

-28.193°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,163.772 km

Perigee altitude

843.883 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.964 km

Eccentricity

0.02167

Inclination

90.1511°

RAAN

346.3446°

Arg. of periapsis

344.6352°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

14.8297°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42204 °/min

Orbital period

105.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00011186

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1966 (1966-01-28 UTC)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11990 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 14226 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 24704 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 38523 (Decayed)

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11) 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 10:48:50.092Z	155.724° SSE	2025-07-02 10:53:50.092Z	92.19° ESE	38.06°	2025-07-02 10:59:50.092Z	7.713° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-02 12:36:50.092Z	246.128° WSW	2025-07-02 12:39:50.092Z	283.791° WNW	18.959°	2025-07-02 12:43:50.092Z	326.329° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 21:51:50.092Z	44.061° NE	2025-07-02 21:54:50.092Z	74.553° E	20.15°	2025-07-02 21:59:50.092Z	123.262° SE
12 mins	2025-07-02 23:35:50.092Z	353.32° N	2025-07-02 23:40:50.092Z	274.691° WNW	42.576°	2025-07-02 23:47:50.092Z	196.245° SSW

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