OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Sep 1966 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 3 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
| Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 3 hours ago
0 OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)
1 2418U 66082A 24278.87677404 .00002825 00000-0 78728-3 0 9995
2 2418 98.2629 76.4034 0117870 103.5792 257.8560 14.43047662 43500Epoch: 2024-10-04T21:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-04T21:02:33.277Z)
| Latitude | 0.00003° |
| Longitude | 106.7236° |
| Altitude | 770.025 km |
| Speed | 7.459 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 05m 36s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 6.01186° |
| Longitude | 105.9876° |
| Altitude | 760.087 km |
| Speed | 7.47 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 34m 14s |
| Apparent Declination | -15° 42' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:20:10 |
| Azimuth | 25.725° NE |
| Elevation | -63.803° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 829.52 km |
| Perigee | 661.586 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,123.69 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.011787 |
| Inclination | 98.2629° |
| RAAN | 76.4034° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 103.5792° |
| True anomaly | 256.53973° |
| Mean anomaly | 257.856° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 257.19744° |
| Mean motion | 3.60982 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00078728 |
| Period | 99.73 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1966 (1966-09-16 UTC)
| OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2422 |
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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