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OPS 0340, 2125

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 0340, 2125 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 31 Mar 1966 UTC via a THOR BURNER 1 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

2125, 1966-026A

Orbit

SSO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

P35?, Unknown motor

Mass

72 kg wet, 72 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-31 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 1

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 11 hours ago

TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPS 0340
1 02125U 66026A   25242.73524924  .00001125  00000-0  20891-3 0  9993
2 02125  98.0103  55.1204 0149004  76.0478 285.7242 14.60173833117151

Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T17:38:45.534Z)

Latitude

-0.00006°

Longitude

171.2654°

Altitude

668.51 km

Speed

7.537 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 40m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

19:56:29

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

794.997 km

Perigee altitude

584.371 km

Semi-major axis

7,067.821 km

Eccentricity

0.0149

Inclination

98.0103°

RAAN

55.1204°

Arg. of periapsis

76.0478°

True anomaly

284.07253°

Mean anomaly

285.7242°

Eccentric anomaly

284.89917°

Mean motion

3.65271 °/min

Orbital period

98.56 mins

BSTAR

0.00020891

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1966 (1966-03-31 UTC)

THOR ALTAIR R/B, 2129 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2162 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2178 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2179 (Decayed)

OPS 0340 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 11:52:32.989Z	189.924° SSW	2025-08-31 11:54:32.989Z	240.048° WSW	38.98°	2025-08-31 11:58:32.989Z	336.89° NNW
6 mins	2025-08-31 23:50:32.989Z	49.784° ENE	2025-08-31 23:52:32.989Z	94.086° ESE	28.923°	2025-08-31 23:56:32.989Z	161.426° S
4 mins	2025-09-01 01:28:32.989Z	320.028° NNW	2025-09-01 01:30:32.989Z	282.715° WNW	19.76°	2025-09-01 01:32:32.989Z	251.883° W