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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

Defense Navigation

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

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
1 01952U 66005A   25242.03484888  .00000317  00000-0  30633-3 0  9991
2 01952  90.1569 347.2865 0218049 167.0957 193.5912 13.68009286966344

Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T00:50:10.943Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

-3.73403°

Altitude

1,166.446 km

Speed

7.192 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 09m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

15:32:44

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,164.709 km

Perigee altitude

842.787 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.885 km

Eccentricity

0.0218

Inclination

90.1569°

RAAN

347.2865°

Arg. of periapsis

167.0957°

True anomaly

193.01921°

Mean anomaly

193.5912°

Eccentric anomaly

193.30371°

Mean motion

3.4221 °/min

Orbital period

105.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00030633

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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.
12 mins	2025-08-31 06:46:30.975Z	152.378° SSE	2025-08-31 06:53:30.975Z	68.505° E	36.297°	2025-08-31 06:58:30.975Z	11.942° NNE
10 mins	2025-08-31 08:33:30.975Z	225.494° WSW	2025-08-31 08:38:30.975Z	280.925° WNW	25.162°	2025-08-31 08:43:30.975Z	332.778° NNW
9 mins	2025-08-31 19:34:30.975Z	357.606° N	2025-08-31 19:39:30.975Z	231.553° WSW	43.061°	2025-08-31 19:43:30.975Z	191.917° SSW