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OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13), 2176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13), 2176 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 19 May 1966 UTC via an SCOUT A 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

2176, 1966-041A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

51 kg wet, 51 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-19 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13)
1 02176U 66041A   25128.57032491  .00000392  00000-0  23778-3 0  9996
2 02176  90.2329  72.9703 0059174 308.6570  50.9324 14.04120389 10653

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:41:16.072Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

1.01441°

Altitude

855.676 km

Speed

7.438 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 51m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

22.4461°

Longitude

-178.87257°

Altitude

919.147 km

Speed

7.375 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

19h 58m 32s

Apparent Declination

-15° 39' 36"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:58:42

Azimuth

102.16° ESE

Elevation

-9.944°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

919.462 km

Perigee altitude

833.604 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.67 km

Eccentricity

0.0059174

Inclination

90.2329°

RAAN

72.9703°

Arg. of periapsis

308.657°

True anomaly

51.46132°

Mean anomaly

50.9324°

Eccentric anomaly

51.19662°

Mean motion

3.5125 °/min

BSTAR

0.00023778

Orbital period

102.49 mins

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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 1966 (1966-05-19 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 2180

SCOUT A DEB, 2225 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2644

SCOUT A DEB, 3591

SCOUT A DEB, 4555

SCOUT A DEB, 28210 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 31407

TRANSIT 13 DEB, 42667 (Decayed)

OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13) 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.
7 mins	2025-05-09 07:23:58.601Z	41.255° NE	2025-05-09 07:26:58.601Z	75.838° E	19.238°	2025-05-09 07:30:58.601Z	122.895° SE
9 mins	2025-05-09 09:05:58.601Z	347.612° N	2025-05-09 09:09:58.601Z	280.013° WNW	38.97°	2025-05-09 09:14:58.601Z	204.415° SW
9 mins	2025-05-09 20:35:58.601Z	175.682° S	2025-05-09 20:39:58.601Z	0.769° NNE	44.77°	2025-05-09 20:44:58.601Z	357.646° N

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