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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-01-28 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
1  1952U 66005A   26141.58185038  .00000115  00000-0  10221-3 0  9992
2  1952  90.1461 351.4180 0219244  98.3586 264.2495 13.68129351  2488

Epoch: 2026-05-21T13:57Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T13:57:51.872Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-97.27312°

Altitude

1,029.004 km

Speed

7.327 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 25m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

07:51:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,165.15 km

Perigee altitude

841.482 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.453 km

Eccentricity

0.02192

Inclination

90.1461°

RAAN

351.418°

Arg. of periapsis

98.3586°

True anomaly

261.75742°

Mean anomaly

264.2495°

Eccentric anomaly

263.00268°

Mean motion

3.4224 °/min

Orbital period

105.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00010221

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

SCOUT A DEB, 2889

SCOUT A DEB, 2989

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11990 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

SCOUT A R/B, 1953

SCOUT A DEB, 2141

SCOUT A DEB, 2140

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 24704 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 14226 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 38523 (Decayed)

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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.
7 mins	2026-05-22 01:06:01.364Z	42.158° NE	2026-05-22 01:09:01.364Z	77.31° E	17.775°	2026-05-22 01:13:01.364Z	123.135° SE
9 mins	2026-05-22 02:51:01.364Z	345.575° N	2026-05-22 02:55:01.364Z	263.842° W	38.142°	2026-05-22 03:00:01.364Z	203.171° SW
5 mins	2026-05-22 12:57:01.364Z	99.53° ESE	2026-05-22 12:59:01.364Z	76.581° E	16.052°	2026-05-22 13:02:01.364Z	41.992° NE
10 mins	2026-05-22 14:39:01.364Z	191.093° SSW	2026-05-22 14:44:01.364Z	282.672° WNW	41.438°	2026-05-22 14:49:01.364Z	349.86° N

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OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-21T13:57:51.872Z)

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Orbital elements

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

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11) Visibility forecast

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