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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
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
1
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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