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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

Country

Related business

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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Last TLE update: 13 hours ago

TLE from 13 hours ago

0 OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12)
1 02119U 66024A   25242.84155759  .00000187  00000-0  17021-3 0  9990
2 02119  89.6083 100.5304 0145462 201.9651 157.5240 13.75291346975273

Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T20:11:50.575Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

178.29961°

Altitude

1,082.78 km

Speed

7.261 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 42m 07s

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

00:50:36

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,084.647 km

Perigee altitude

870.649 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.785 km

Eccentricity

0.01455

Inclination

89.6083°

RAAN

100.5304°

Arg. of periapsis

201.9651°

True anomaly

158.15069°

Mean anomaly

157.524°

Eccentric anomaly

157.83839°

Mean motion

3.44033 °/min

Orbital period

104.64 mins

BSTAR

0.00017021

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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.
10 mins	2025-08-31 13:46:51.755Z	128.093° SE	2025-08-31 13:51:51.755Z	78.646° E	23.788°	2025-08-31 13:56:51.755Z	25.514° NE
11 mins	2025-08-31 15:30:51.755Z	200.419° SSW	2025-08-31 15:35:51.755Z	261.255° W	37.954°	2025-08-31 15:41:51.755Z	345.679° N
10 mins	2025-09-01 02:29:51.755Z	14.812° NNE	2025-09-01 02:33:51.755Z	72.505° E	39.325°	2025-09-01 02:39:51.755Z	166.366° S
6 mins	2025-09-01 04:15:51.755Z	315.418° NNW	2025-09-01 04:17:51.755Z	291.666° WNW	18.271°	2025-09-01 04:21:51.755Z	245.81° WSW