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OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 22 Apr 1966 UTC via an SCOUT B 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

2150, 1966-034A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

Space General

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

OV3, Unknown motor

Mass

69 kg wet, 69 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-04-22 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.613 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 OPS 1527 (OV3-1)
1  2150U 66034A   25199.85445969  .00013762  00000-0  73125-3 0  9993
2  2150  82.3666  42.7864 1432257  82.7691 293.3480 12.53153281359949

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:30:25.317Z)

Latitude

-0.00003°

Longitude

158.28097°

Altitude

1,155.539 km

Speed

7.413 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 51m 08s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-70.55349°

Longitude

135.54851°

Altitude

2,437.809 km

Speed

6.297 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 28m 01s

Apparent Declination

-75° 00' 49"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:04:49

Azimuth

194.008° SSW

Elevation

-51.325°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,569.58 km

Perigee altitude

327.602 km

Semi-major axis

7,826.728 km

Eccentricity

0.14323

Inclination

82.3666°

RAAN

42.7864°

Arg. of periapsis

82.7691°

True anomaly

277.34487°

Mean anomaly

293.348°

Eccentric anomaly

285.43785°

Mean motion

3.13453 °/min

Orbital period

114.85 mins

BSTAR

0.00073125

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Other satellites on launch #34 in the year 1966 (1966-04-22 UTC)

SCOUT B R/B, 2167 (Decayed)

SCOUT B DEB, 2208 (Decayed)

SCOUT B DEB, 2209 (Decayed)

OPS 1527 (OV3-1) Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
9 mins	2025-07-20 01:47:37.153Z	334.584° NNW	2025-07-20 01:50:37.153Z	244.248° WSW	39.93°	2025-07-20 01:56:37.153Z	186.275° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-20 14:47:37.153Z	218.797° SW	2025-07-20 14:50:37.153Z	279.92° WNW	28.309°	2025-07-20 14:52:37.153Z	334.738° NNW

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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Check out OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on other resources

View OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on Heavens-Above

View OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on Keep Track

View OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on Celestrak

View OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150 on Gunter's Space Page

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