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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

2122, 1966-025B

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

GD/Convair

Mission

Defense Early Warn/Tech

Bus & Motor

OV1, Unknown motor

Mass

114 kg wet, 114 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-30 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Domed Cyl, 1.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.946 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OV1-5
1 02122U 66025B   25128.99640367  .00000325  00000-0  80034-4 0  9997
2 02122 144.6329 138.7481 0047383 357.2476   2.7938 13.66113623949811

Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:54Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:54:49.277Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-87.01616°

Altitude

977.601 km

Speed

7.382 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 14m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-3.31881°

Longitude

93.47501°

Altitude

1,048.078 km

Speed

7.312 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 24m 00s

Apparent Declination

-20° 04' 58"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:34:41

Azimuth

7.358° NNE

Elevation

-70.035°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,051.564 km

Perigee altitude

981.488 km

Semi-major axis

7,394.663 km

Eccentricity

0.0047383

Inclination

144.6329°

RAAN

138.7481°

Arg. of periapsis

357.2476°

True anomaly

2.82042°

Mean anomaly

2.7938°

Eccentric anomaly

2.8071°

Mean motion

3.41323 °/min

BSTAR

0.000080034

Orbital period

105.47 mins

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Other satellites on launch #25 in the year 1966 (1966-03-30 UTC)

OV1-4, 2121

OV1-5 R/B, 2123

OV1-4 R/B, 2124

OV1-5 DEB, 3611 (Decayed)

OV1-5 DEB, 5361

OV1-5 DEB, 5599

OV1-5 DEB, 27880 (Decayed)

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.
4 mins	2025-05-10 15:08:44.271Z	125.733° SE	2025-05-10 15:10:44.271Z	146.109° SSE	13.059°	2025-05-10 15:12:44.271Z	166.83° S
9 mins	2025-05-10 16:46:44.271Z	102.359° ESE	2025-05-10 16:50:44.271Z	154.073° SSE	28.575°	2025-05-10 16:55:44.271Z	218.096° SW
9 mins	2025-05-10 18:26:44.271Z	100.65° ESE	2025-05-10 18:30:44.271Z	168.574° S	39.054°	2025-05-10 18:35:44.271Z	245.392° WSW
9 mins	2025-05-10 20:06:44.271Z	113.049° SE	2025-05-10 20:10:44.271Z	194.006° SSW	40.13°	2025-05-10 20:15:44.271Z	261.816° W
9 mins	2025-05-10 21:46:44.271Z	140.505° SSE	2025-05-10 21:50:44.271Z	207.421° SW	31.974°	2025-05-10 21:55:44.271Z	265.456° W
6 mins	2025-05-10 23:27:44.271Z	178.475° S	2025-05-10 23:30:44.271Z	213.615° SW	16.733°	2025-05-10 23:33:44.271Z	246.312° WSW

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