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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
Last TLE update
8 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OPS 0340
1 02125U 66026A   25128.90641248  .00001033  00000-0  19318-3 0  9994
2 02125  98.0026 305.1489 0149410  73.1455 288.6070 14.60005398100548
Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:45:14.038Z)
Latitude
-0.00006°
Longitude
111.87023°
Altitude
663.859 km
Speed
7.542 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 20m 35s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-71.34645°
Longitude
-92.29177°
Altitude
825.292 km
Speed
7.383 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
03h 07m 24s
Apparent Declination
-61° 35' 46"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
13:37:31
Azimuth
204.847° SW
Elevation
-64.365°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
795.836 km
Perigee altitude
584.619 km
Semi-major axis
7,068.365 km
Eccentricity
0.014941
Inclination
98.0026°
RAAN
305.1489°
Arg. of periapsis
73.1455°
True anomaly
286.97488°
Mean anomaly
288.607°
Eccentric anomaly
287.79189°
Mean motion
3.65229 °/min
BSTAR
0.00019318
Orbital period
98.57 mins
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OPS 0340 Visibility forecast

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6 mins2025-05-09 11:02:51.336Z129.428° SE2025-05-09 11:05:51.336Z78.932° E26.955°2025-05-09 11:08:51.336Z16.29° NNE
4 mins2025-05-09 12:41:51.336Z231.488° WSW2025-05-09 12:43:51.336Z266.704° W18.604°2025-05-09 12:45:51.336Z301.375° NW
7 mins2025-05-10 00:38:51.336Z11.512° NNE2025-05-10 00:41:51.336Z209.676° SW44.461°2025-05-10 00:45:51.336Z195.236° SSW
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