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OPS 0856, 2403

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 0856, 2403 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Aug 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D 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
2403, 1966-077A
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSC
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
MIDAS, Unknown motor
Mass
~2,000 kg wet, ~1,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1966-08-19 (59 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cone + Cyl + 2 Pan, 3 m
Radar Cross Section
4.418 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OPS 0856
1 02403U 66077A   25181.20663836 -.00000010  00000-0 -59383-2 0  9999
2 02403  90.3406 272.2640 0009992  78.2541 281.9431  8.59852042496204
Epoch: 2025-06-30T04:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T04:57:33.554Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-80.64558°
Altitude
3,686.335 km
Speed
6.295 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 09m 03s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-36.12107°
Longitude
-80.38417°
Altitude
3,703.378 km
Speed
6.287 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 59m 48s
Apparent Declination
-64° 51' 41"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:14:11
Azimuth
205.012° SW
Elevation
-25.849°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,694.093 km
Perigee altitude
3,673.984 km
Semi-major axis
10,062.176 km
Eccentricity
0.001
Inclination
90.3406°
RAAN
272.264°
Arg. of periapsis
78.2541°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
281.9431°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
2.15033 °/min
Orbital period
167.42 mins
BSTAR
-0.0059383
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OPS 0856 Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
28 mins2025-07-01 09:00:02.846Z244.073° WSW2025-07-01 09:14:02.846Z294.844° NW22.362°2025-07-01 09:28:02.846Z344.659° N
24 mins2025-07-01 15:18:02.846Z21.406° NNE2025-07-01 15:30:02.846Z64.114° ENE19.093°2025-07-01 15:42:02.846Z106.081° ESE
36 mins2025-07-01 18:03:02.846Z2.908° NNE2025-07-01 18:20:02.846Z66.563° ENE44.847°2025-07-01 18:39:02.846Z183.776° SSW
26 mins2025-07-01 20:51:02.846Z347.903° N2025-07-01 21:03:02.846Z304.554° NW24.546°2025-07-01 21:17:02.846Z253.91° W
31 mins2025-07-02 04:31:02.846Z129.239° SE2025-07-02 04:46:02.846Z68.423° E34.607°2025-07-02 05:02:02.846Z5.91° NNE
36 mins2025-07-02 07:14:02.846Z198.75° SSW2025-07-02 07:31:02.846Z270.462° WNW40.15°2025-07-02 07:50:02.846Z354.009° N
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