OV1-9 R/B, 2622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV1-9 R/B, 2622 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Sun, 11 Dec 1966 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

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Identifier

2622, 1966-111D

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

ABL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

ALTAIR, Unknown motor

Mass

125 kg wet, 125 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-12-11 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.1 m

Radar Cross Section

1.347 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 OV1-9 R/B
1 02622U 66111D   25172.17282141  .00000298  00000-0  13199-3 0  9995
2 02622  99.1056 246.5657 2223465 262.1299  72.3584 10.49160323207023

Epoch: 2025-06-21T04:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T04:08:51.769Z)

Latitude

-0.00012°

Longitude

-85.26559°

Altitude

2,269.248 km

Speed

6.855 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 26m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

42.27808°

Longitude

-92.8023°

Altitude

3,815.093 km

Speed

5.749 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 07m 25s

Apparent Declination

12° 57' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:51:33

Azimuth

337.467° NNW

Elevation

-34.262°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,392.607 km

Perigee altitude

474.181 km

Semi-major axis

8,811.531 km

Eccentricity

0.22235

Inclination

99.1056°

RAAN

246.5657°

Arg. of periapsis

262.1299°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

72.3584°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

2.62401 °/min

Orbital period

137.19 mins

BSTAR

0.00013199

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OV1-9 R/B 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.
26 mins	2025-06-22 15:23:52.460Z	23.803° NE	2025-06-22 15:39:52.460Z	75.626° E	24.551°	2025-06-22 15:49:52.460Z	126.163° SE
33 mins	2025-06-22 17:36:52.460Z	12.934° NNE	2025-06-22 17:57:52.460Z	253.328° W	44.996°	2025-06-22 18:09:52.460Z	198.327° SSW
29 mins	2025-06-22 19:51:52.460Z	6.943° NNE	2025-06-22 20:07:52.460Z	318.41° NNW	29.572°	2025-06-22 20:20:52.460Z	260.036° W
18 mins	2025-06-22 22:04:52.460Z	8.737° NNE	2025-06-22 22:13:52.460Z	344.851° N	15.256°	2025-06-22 22:22:52.460Z	318.192° NNW
18 mins	2025-06-23 00:08:52.460Z	36.779° NE	2025-06-23 00:16:52.460Z	15.526° NNE	15.138°	2025-06-23 00:26:52.460Z	349.279° N
33 mins	2025-06-23 02:07:52.460Z	92.492° ESE	2025-06-23 02:21:52.460Z	43.339° NE	28.728°	2025-06-23 02:40:52.460Z	350.785° N
38 mins	2025-06-23 04:16:52.460Z	150.736° SSE	2025-06-23 04:31:52.460Z	56.033° ENE	44.416°	2025-06-23 04:54:52.460Z	348.068° N
34 mins	2025-06-23 06:33:52.460Z	214.905° SW	2025-06-23 06:47:52.460Z	278.821° WNW	32.178°	2025-06-23 07:07:52.460Z	339.221° N
5 mins	2025-06-23 14:27:52.460Z	52.915° ENE	2025-06-23 14:29:52.460Z	59.526° ENE	10.74°	2025-06-23 14:32:52.460Z	70.179° E

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