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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

Country

Related business

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

Space General

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OV3, Unknown motor

Mass

69 kg wet, 69 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-04-22 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT B

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 16 hours ago

TLE from 16 hours ago

0 OPS 1527 (OV3-1)
1 02150U 66034A   25340.57789813  .00013280  00000-0  69665-3 0  9998
2 02150  82.3716 307.9214 1415622 116.8518 258.4260 12.56896717377628

Epoch: 2025-12-06T13:52Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T13:52:10.398Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

24.27444°

Altitude

1,803.067 km

Speed

6.817 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 31m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

03:44:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

2,538.8 km

Perigee altitude

327.267 km

Semi-major axis

7,811.171 km

Eccentricity

0.14156

Inclination

82.3716°

RAAN

307.9214°

Arg. of periapsis

116.8518°

True anomaly

243.25774°

Mean anomaly

258.426°

Eccentric anomaly

250.76774°

Mean motion

3.1439 °/min

Orbital period

114.51 mins

BSTAR

0.00069665

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

SCOUT B DEB, 2208 (Decayed)

SCOUT B DEB, 2209 (Decayed)

SCOUT B R/B, 2167 (Decayed)

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OPS 1527 (OV3-1) 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.
5 mins	2025-12-07 09:33:54.288Z	15.919° NNE	2025-12-07 09:35:54.288Z	79.262° E	31.217°	2025-12-07 09:38:54.288Z	150.389° SSE
11 mins	2025-12-07 22:26:54.288Z	177.608° S	2025-12-07 22:33:54.288Z	64.583° ENE	43.071°	2025-12-07 22:37:54.288Z	14.161° NNE

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OPS 1527 (OV3-1), 2150

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T13:52:10.398Z)

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

OPS 1527 (OV3-1) Visibility forecast

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