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OV3-3, 2389

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV3-3, 2389 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 04 Aug 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

2389, 1966-070A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

Space General

Mission

Civil Science

Bus & Motor

OV3, Unknown motor

Mass

77 kg wet, 77 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-08-04 (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 + 2 Rod, 0.8 m

Radar Cross Section

0.548 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 OV3-3
1 02389U 66070A   25199.87389661  .00006264  00000-0  29599-3 0  9990
2 02389  81.3285 262.8315 1051241 296.2500  53.4323 13.35907449554319

Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:58Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T20:58:24.667Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

11.30962°

Altitude

716.102 km

Speed

7.7 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 31m 19s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

69.74631°

Longitude

34.93691°

Altitude

1,674.379 km

Speed

6.785 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 12m 05s

Apparent Declination

25° 45' 51"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:09:02

Azimuth

344.624° N

Elevation

-22.697°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,910.211 km

Perigee altitude

333.365 km

Semi-major axis

7,499.925 km

Eccentricity

0.10512

Inclination

81.3285°

RAAN

262.8315°

Arg. of periapsis

296.25°

True anomaly

63.86753°

Mean anomaly

53.4323°

Eccentric anomaly

58.57184°

Mean motion

3.34163 °/min

Orbital period

107.73 mins

BSTAR

0.00029599

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Other satellites on launch #70 in the year 1966 (1966-08-04 UTC)

SCOUT B R/B, 2404 (Decayed)

SCOUT B DEB, 2521 (Decayed)

SCOUT B DEB, 2800

OV3-3 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.
19 mins	2025-07-19 15:32:49.722Z	355.538° N	2025-07-19 15:42:49.722Z	68.066° E	42.966°	2025-07-19 15:51:49.722Z	158.915° S
16 mins	2025-07-19 17:22:49.722Z	332.361° NNW	2025-07-19 17:30:49.722Z	281.473° WNW	29.18°	2025-07-19 17:38:49.722Z	222° SW
11 mins	2025-07-20 03:39:49.722Z	122.45° SE	2025-07-20 03:43:49.722Z	80.034° E	24.097°	2025-07-20 03:50:49.722Z	28.449° NE
14 mins	2025-07-20 05:26:49.722Z	210.138° SW	2025-07-20 05:31:49.722Z	287.232° WNW	41.119°	2025-07-20 05:40:49.722Z	3.962° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-20 07:21:49.722Z	299.717° NW	2025-07-20 07:23:49.722Z	314.234° NW	12.612°	2025-07-20 07:26:49.722Z	333.437° NNW
6 mins	2025-07-20 13:09:49.722Z	33.432° NE	2025-07-20 13:12:49.722Z	49.846° ENE	11.914°	2025-07-20 13:15:49.722Z	66.456° ENE
18 mins	2025-07-20 14:55:49.722Z	3.746° NNE	2025-07-20 15:04:49.722Z	73.767° E	36.744°	2025-07-20 15:13:49.722Z	143.218° SSE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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