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OV3-3, 2389

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV3-3, 2389 is a payload satellite 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
5 hours ago
Origin
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, 1.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.548 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 5 hours ago
0 OV3-3
1  2389U 66070A   25151.85783643  .00010745  00000-0  50013-3 0  9998
2  2389  81.3284 304.5387 1056040  58.9768 311.0757 13.35118051547906
Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-31T20:35:17.067Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
106.12539°
Altitude
662.183 km
Speed
7.757 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 18m 09s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-79.3332°
Longitude
-20.3434°
Altitude
1,856.013 km
Speed
6.624 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
22h 47m 32s
Apparent Declination
-74° 17' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:07:29
Azimuth
177.617° S
Elevation
-55.537°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,917.08 km
Perigee altitude
332.411 km
Semi-major axis
7,502.882 km
Eccentricity
0.1056
Inclination
81.3284°
RAAN
304.5387°
Arg. of periapsis
58.9768°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
311.0757°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.33965 °/min
Orbital period
107.8 mins
BSTAR
0.00050013
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5 mins2025-06-01 11:05:47.713Z192.146° SSW2025-06-01 11:08:47.713Z305.572° NW44.114°2025-06-01 11:10:47.713Z5.007° NNE
5 mins2025-06-01 20:30:47.713Z51.529° ENE2025-06-01 20:32:47.713Z75.812° E15.552°2025-06-01 20:35:47.713Z105.341° ESE
11 mins2025-06-01 22:17:47.713Z339.124° N2025-06-01 22:21:47.713Z244.422° WSW41.868°2025-06-01 22:28:47.713Z183.545° SSW
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