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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). 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

2418, 1966-082A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

7 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

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)

1966-09-16 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 2

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 7 hours ago

0 OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)
1 02418U 66082A   25182.89230523  .00000157  00000-0  55610-4 0  9991
2 02418  98.2950 338.9168 0115985   6.0651 354.1913 14.43558222 61745

Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:24Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T21:24:55.171Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

97.50568°

Altitude

667.506 km

Speed

7.567 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 35m 40s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

48.36298°

Longitude

88.39704°

Altitude

694.176 km

Speed

7.545 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 03m 34s

Apparent Declination

9° 56' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:58:47

Azimuth

49.198° ENE

Elevation

-25.752°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

826.478 km

Perigee altitude

661.269 km

Semi-major axis

7,122.01 km

Eccentricity

0.0116

Inclination

98.295°

RAAN

338.9168°

Arg. of periapsis

6.0651°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

354.1913°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.6111 °/min

Orbital period

99.69 mins

BSTAR

0.00005561

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OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) 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.
5 mins	2025-07-02 09:13:24.751Z	98.515° ESE	2025-07-02 09:15:24.751Z	70.384° E	16.365°	2025-07-02 09:18:24.751Z	27.483° NE
7 mins	2025-07-02 10:51:24.751Z	197.081° SSW	2025-07-02 10:54:24.751Z	275.293° WNW	35.447°	2025-07-02 10:58:24.751Z	334.242° NNW
8 mins	2025-07-02 22:57:24.751Z	29.317° NE	2025-07-02 23:00:24.751Z	85.659° E	39.246°	2025-07-02 23:05:24.751Z	177.001° S
6 mins	2025-07-03 00:36:24.751Z	329.382° NNW	2025-07-03 00:39:24.751Z	288.424° WNW	17.903°	2025-07-03 00:42:24.751Z	253.415° W

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