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OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14), 2401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14), 2401 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 18 Aug 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

2401, 1966-076A

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

~49 kg wet, ~49 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-08-18 (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 2366 (TRANSIT 14)
1 02401U 66076A   25128.55350322  .00000167  00000-0  22725-3 0  9990
2 02401  88.8488 113.1980 0034036  42.5081  83.5956 13.53845979896757

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:17:02.678Z)

Latitude

53.58741°

Longitude

-134.2386°

Altitude

1,064.258 km

Speed

7.326 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 26m 34s

True Declination

53° 25' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

86.84463°

Longitude

-154.02488°

Altitude

1,056.484 km

Speed

7.338 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 54m 47s

Apparent Declination

34° 46' 16"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:13:36

Azimuth

4.002° NNE

Elevation

-15.187°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,080.49 km

Perigee altitude

1,029.89 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.327 km

Eccentricity

0.0034036

Inclination

88.8488°

RAAN

113.198°

Arg. of periapsis

42.5081°

True anomaly

83.98337°

Mean anomaly

83.5956°

Eccentric anomaly

83.78947°

Mean motion

3.38663 °/min

BSTAR

0.00022725

Orbital period

106.3 mins

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Other satellites on launch #76 in the year 1966 (1966-08-18 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 2413

SCOUT A DEB, 2580

SCOUT A DEB, 2702

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 7558 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 8000 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 9401 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 26817

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 29138 (Decayed)

OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14) 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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 10:31:59.778Z	13.956° NNE	2025-05-09 10:37:59.778Z	82.029° E	34.986°	2025-05-09 10:43:59.778Z	155.215° SSE
9 mins	2025-05-09 12:19:59.778Z	331.084° NNW	2025-05-09 12:23:59.778Z	284.872° WNW	25.66°	2025-05-09 12:28:59.778Z	229.328° WSW
9 mins	2025-05-09 22:29:59.778Z	134.747° SE	2025-05-09 22:33:59.778Z	79.514° E	30.831°	2025-05-09 22:38:59.778Z	19.447° NNE
9 mins	2025-05-10 00:15:59.778Z	222.563° SW	2025-05-10 00:19:59.778Z	272.498° WNW	28.706°	2025-05-10 00:24:59.778Z	335.237° NNW

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