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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~49 kg wet, ~49 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-08-18 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14)
1 02401U 66076A   26048.68069835  .00000128  00000-0  17054-3 0  9998
2 02401  88.8401  79.8318 0030569 293.2622 189.0831 13.53927366934925

Epoch: 2026-02-17T16:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T16:20:12.337Z)

Latitude

57.78328°

Longitude

-134.70864°

Altitude

1,090.099 km

Speed

7.301 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 11m 59s

True Declination

57° 38' 06"

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

09:38:23

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,077.614 km

Perigee altitude

1,032.17 km

Semi-major axis

7,433.029 km

Eccentricity

0.00306

Inclination

88.8401°

RAAN

79.8318°

Arg. of periapsis

293.2622°

True anomaly

189.02801°

Mean anomaly

189.0831°

Eccentric anomaly

189.05553°

Mean motion

3.38684 °/min

Orbital period

106.29 mins

BSTAR

0.00017054

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

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 29138 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 7558 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2702

SCOUT A R/B, 2413

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 8000 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2580

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 9401 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 14 DEB, 26817

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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.
11 mins	2026-02-18 13:36:51.904Z	15.297° NNE	2026-02-18 13:42:51.904Z	95.121° ESE	35.73°	2026-02-18 13:47:51.904Z	154.543° SSE
9 mins	2026-02-18 15:24:51.904Z	326.416° NNW	2026-02-18 15:28:51.904Z	276.971° WNW	25.121°	2026-02-18 15:33:51.904Z	227.538° WSW
10 mins	2026-02-19 01:33:51.904Z	136.8° SSE	2026-02-19 01:37:51.904Z	83.416° E	31.913°	2026-02-19 01:43:51.904Z	15.673° NNE
10 mins	2026-02-19 03:19:51.904Z	222.523° SW	2026-02-19 03:23:51.904Z	269.498° W	28.469°	2026-02-19 03:29:51.904Z	338.896° N

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OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14), 2401

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 14 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-17T16:20:12.337Z)

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Orbital elements

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

OPS 2366 (TRANSIT 14) Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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