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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

51 kg wet, 51 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-05-19 (60 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 + ANT, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 8 hours ago

TLE from 8 hours ago

0 OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13)
1 02176U 66041A   26261.23082062  .00000339  00000-0  20300-3 0  9996
2 02176  90.2228  85.5397 0063435 171.6644 188.5607 14.04366754 80494

Epoch: 2026-09-18T05:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T05:32:22.901Z)

Latitude

-0.00007°

Longitude

5.2876°

Altitude

927.283 km

Speed

7.365 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 42m 09s

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

06:44:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

921.699 km

Perigee altitude

829.669 km

Semi-major axis

7,253.821 km

Eccentricity

0.00634

Inclination

90.2228°

RAAN

85.5397°

Arg. of periapsis

171.6644°

True anomaly

188.45334°

Mean anomaly

188.5607°

Eccentric anomaly

188.50693°

Mean motion

3.51312 °/min

Orbital period

102.47 mins

BSTAR

0.000203

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

SCOUT A DEB, 2225 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 13 DEB, 42667 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 28210 (Decayed)

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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	2026-09-18 14:13:26.839Z	241.141° WSW	2026-09-18 14:17:26.839Z	284.465° WNW	16.91°	2026-09-18 14:20:26.839Z	316.919° NNW
9 mins	2026-09-19 00:56:26.839Z	357.859° N	2026-09-19 01:00:26.839Z	319.581° NNW	69.228°	2026-09-19 01:05:26.839Z	191.733° SSW
10 mins	2026-09-19 12:26:26.839Z	160.741° S	2026-09-19 12:30:26.839Z	100.91° ESE	63.454°	2026-09-19 12:36:26.839Z	3.986° NNE

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OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13), 2176

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 8 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-18T05:32:22.901Z)

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Orbital elements

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

OPS 0082 (TRANSIT 13) Visibility forecast

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