OV1-9, 2610
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV1-9, 2610 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Dec 1966 UTC via an ATLAS 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD/Convair
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OV1, Unknown motor
Mass
106 kg wet, 106 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
DOMED CYL, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OV1-9
1 02610U 66111A 26303.89753196 .00000625 00000-0 25223-3 0 9996
2 02610 99.1230 51.0911 2271717 169.6159 196.1417 10.40013269247149Epoch: 2026-10-30T21:32Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-30T21:32:26.761Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
48.76858°
Altitude
4,451.347 km
Speed
5.355 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 24m 21s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:53:58
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
4,498.46 km
Perigee altitude
471.55 km
Semi-major axis
8,863.142 km
Eccentricity
0.22717
Inclination
99.123°
RAAN
51.0911°
Arg. of periapsis
169.6159°
True anomaly
190.47245°
Mean anomaly
196.1417°
Eccentric anomaly
193.17502°
Mean motion
2.60113 °/min
Orbital period
138.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00025223
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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 1966 (1966-12-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OV1-9 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. |
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| 33 mins | 2026-11-01 05:54:24.080Z | 138.501° SSE | 2026-11-01 06:15:24.080Z | 68.631° E | 59.362° | 2026-11-01 06:27:24.080Z | 355.311° N |
| 35 mins | 2026-11-01 08:09:24.080Z | 188.415° SSW | 2026-11-01 08:30:24.080Z | 259.584° W | 51.872° | 2026-11-01 08:44:24.080Z | 334.855° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-01 20:34:24.080Z | 1.146° NNE | 2026-11-01 20:37:24.080Z | 313.475° NW | 47.913° | 2026-11-01 20:40:24.080Z | 220.202° SW |
| 6 mins | 2026-11-02 05:06:24.080Z | 116.634° SE | 2026-11-02 05:12:24.080Z | 105.613° ESE | 24.411° | 2026-11-02 05:12:24.080Z | 105.613° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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