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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

11 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 11 hours ago

0 OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
1 01952U 66005A   25181.91032921  .00000106  00000-0  97665-4 0  9992
2 01952  90.1510 346.3298 0216774 347.4830  12.0995 13.67987025958125

Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:50:52.443Z)

Latitude

-0.0001°

Longitude

99.39793°

Altitude

853.384 km

Speed

7.504 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

68.51603°

Longitude

-80.21313°

Altitude

1,109.288 km

Speed

7.259 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 27m 39s

Apparent Declination

21° 36' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:33:12

Azimuth

345.757° N

Elevation

-27.18°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,163.85 km

Perigee altitude

843.806 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.965 km

Eccentricity

0.02168

Inclination

90.151°

RAAN

346.3298°

Arg. of periapsis

347.483°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

12.0995°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42204 °/min

Orbital period

105.2 mins

BSTAR

0.000097665

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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.
8 mins	2025-07-01 10:16:00.327Z	123.874° SE	2025-07-01 10:20:00.327Z	74.806° E	22.703°	2025-07-01 10:24:00.327Z	27.201° NE
9 mins	2025-07-01 12:01:00.327Z	211.486° SW	2025-07-01 12:05:00.327Z	280.973° WNW	33.767°	2025-07-01 12:10:00.327Z	342.639° N
12 mins	2025-07-01 23:01:00.327Z	11.001° NNE	2025-07-01 23:06:00.327Z	75.216° E	42.484°	2025-07-01 23:13:00.327Z	172.42° S
8 mins	2025-07-02 00:47:00.327Z	324.93° NNW	2025-07-02 00:51:00.327Z	283.861° WNW	20.418°	2025-07-02 00:55:00.327Z	245.811° WSW

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