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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Edit Public Description
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: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OV1-5
1 02122U 66025B 26020.71151956 .00000361 00000-0 12353-3 0 9998
2 02122 144.6352 305.5840 0047522 333.4066 26.4176 13.66151285984931Epoch: 2026-01-20T17:04Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-20T17:04:35.289Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
-70.65239°
Altitude
981.021 km
Speed
7.379 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 22m 20s
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
07:05:26
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,051.531 km
Perigee altitude
981.25 km
Semi-major axis
7,394.528 km
Eccentricity
0.00475
Inclination
144.6352°
RAAN
305.584°
Arg. of periapsis
333.4066°
True anomaly
26.66118°
Mean anomaly
26.4176°
Eccentric anomaly
26.53926°
Mean motion
3.41332 °/min
Orbital period
105.47 mins
BSTAR
0.00012353
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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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| 6 mins | 2026-01-21 09:28:25.729Z | 118.235° SE | 2026-01-21 09:31:25.729Z | 150.688° SSE | 16.403° | 2026-01-21 09:34:25.729Z | 182.676° SSW |
| 9 mins | 2026-01-21 11:07:25.729Z | 103.329° ESE | 2026-01-21 11:11:25.729Z | 162.599° S | 31.663° | 2026-01-21 11:16:25.729Z | 225.407° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2026-01-21 12:46:25.729Z | 99.135° ESE | 2026-01-21 12:51:25.729Z | 186.242° SSW | 39.915° | 2026-01-21 12:56:25.729Z | 250.644° W |
| 10 mins | 2026-01-21 14:26:25.729Z | 114.571° SE | 2026-01-21 14:30:25.729Z | 172.305° S | 39.243° | 2026-01-21 14:36:25.729Z | 264.415° W |
| 9 mins | 2026-01-21 16:06:25.729Z | 142.322° SSE | 2026-01-21 16:10:25.729Z | 195.808° SSW | 29.648° | 2026-01-21 16:15:25.729Z | 261.627° W |
| 4 mins | 2026-01-21 17:49:25.729Z | 196.8° SSW | 2026-01-21 17:50:25.729Z | 207.863° SW | 13.803° | 2026-01-21 17:53:25.729Z | 239.64° WSW |
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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