OV1-5, 2122
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV1-5, 2122 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 30 Mar 1966 UTC via an ATLAS D 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD/Convair
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OV1, Unknown motor
Mass
114 kg wet, 114 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago
TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OV1-5
1 02122U 66025B 25310.20363520 .00000363 00000-0 12671-3 0 9990
2 02122 144.6378 298.8446 0047267 172.5431 187.5943 13.66139123974600Epoch: 2025-11-06T04:53Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T04:53:14.081Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
179.87062°
Altitude
1,047.111 km
Speed
7.313 km/s
True Right ascension
19h 55m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:09:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,051.387 km
Perigee altitude
981.483 km
Semi-major axis
7,394.572 km
Eccentricity
0.00473
Inclination
144.6378°
RAAN
298.8446°
Arg. of periapsis
172.5431°
True anomaly
187.52313°
Mean anomaly
187.5943°
Eccentric anomaly
187.55868°
Mean motion
3.41329 °/min
Orbital period
105.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00012671
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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1966 (1966-03-30 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OV1-5 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-11-06 19:12:26.331Z | 116.656° SE | 2025-11-06 19:17:26.331Z | 187.437° SSW | 38.39° | 2025-11-06 19:22:26.331Z | 263.276° W |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-06 20:53:26.331Z | 150.792° SSE | 2025-11-06 20:57:26.331Z | 203.917° SW | 27.019° | 2025-11-06 21:02:26.331Z | 262.021° W |
| 7 mins | 2025-11-07 14:47:26.331Z | 112.302° ESE | 2025-11-07 14:50:26.331Z | 149.051° SSE | 21.419° | 2025-11-07 14:54:26.331Z | 198.423° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-07 16:26:26.331Z | 99.359° ESE | 2025-11-07 16:30:26.331Z | 157.426° SSE | 35.473° | 2025-11-07 16:35:26.331Z | 234.333° WSW |
| 9 mins | 2025-11-07 18:06:26.331Z | 105.288° ESE | 2025-11-07 18:10:26.331Z | 177.373° S | 40.785° | 2025-11-07 18:15:26.331Z | 256.169° W |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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