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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

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, 0.6 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  2125U 66026A   25182.01821544  .00000345  00000-0  71661-4 0  9990
2  2125  98.0049 356.4445 0146589 266.3317  92.1111 14.60065262129126

Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T00:26:13.814Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

70.56724°

Altitude

701.29 km

Speed

7.502 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 45m 46s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

14.17117°

Longitude

68.87682°

Altitude

727.773 km

Speed

7.475 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 39m 32s

Apparent Declination

-24° 04' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:21:44

Azimuth

106.367° ESE

Elevation

-18.425°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

793.646 km

Perigee altitude

586.423 km

Semi-major axis

7,068.172 km

Eccentricity

0.01466

Inclination

98.0049°

RAAN

356.4445°

Arg. of periapsis

266.3317°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

92.1111°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.65244 °/min

Orbital period

98.56 mins

BSTAR

0.000071661

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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	2025-07-01 10:27:34.532Z	106.634° ESE	2025-07-01 10:30:34.532Z	67.938° E	18.742°	2025-07-01 10:33:34.532Z	26.825° NE
8 mins	2025-07-01 12:04:34.532Z	192.032° SSW	2025-07-01 12:07:34.532Z	246.438° WSW	37.175°	2025-07-01 12:12:34.532Z	335.474° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 00:03:34.532Z	30.578° NE	2025-07-02 00:07:34.532Z	113.179° SE	35.546°	2025-07-02 00:11:34.532Z	171.117° S
5 mins	2025-07-02 01:42:34.532Z	322.417° NNW	2025-07-02 01:44:34.532Z	291.621° WNW	19.269°	2025-07-02 01:47:34.532Z	251.81° W

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