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OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 26 Mar 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

2119, 1966-024A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

22 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)

1966-03-26 (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 22 hours ago

0 OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12)
1 02119U 66024A   25182.16279028  .00000172  00000-0  15440-3 0  9991
2 02119  89.6159 103.0028 0147772  26.5302 334.3329 13.75275288966931

Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T03:54:25.08Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

124.9361°

Altitude

885.958 km

Speed

7.458 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 52m 00s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-82.57782°

Longitude

-52.16669°

Altitude

1,064.361 km

Speed

7.292 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 03m 51s

Apparent Declination

-67° 12' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in partial shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:49:15

Azimuth

170.659° S

Elevation

-61.987°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,086.404 km

Perigee altitude

869.006 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.842 km

Eccentricity

0.01478

Inclination

89.6159°

RAAN

103.0028°

Arg. of periapsis

26.5302°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

334.3329°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44029 °/min

Orbital period

104.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0001544

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 1966 (1966-03-26 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 2120

SCOUT A DEB, 2353

SCOUT A DEB, 2386

TRANSIT 12 DEB, 3590 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 12 DEB, 12856 (Decayed)

OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12) 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	2025-07-02 06:40:14.174Z	9.932° NNE	2025-07-02 06:46:14.174Z	96.666° ESE	41.075°	2025-07-02 06:52:14.174Z	168.671° S
7 mins	2025-07-02 08:27:14.174Z	318.31° NNW	2025-07-02 08:30:14.174Z	283.918° WNW	19.566°	2025-07-02 08:34:14.174Z	243.182° WSW
8 mins	2025-07-02 18:27:14.174Z	140.806° SSE	2025-07-02 18:31:14.174Z	68.917° E	33.017°	2025-07-02 18:35:14.174Z	16.387° NNE
7 mins	2025-07-02 20:12:14.174Z	234.818° WSW	2025-07-02 20:15:14.174Z	273.616° WNW	21.855°	2025-07-02 20:19:14.174Z	325.246° NNW

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Check out OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119 on other resources

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