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OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 18 May 1967 UTC via an SCOUT A 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

2807, 1967-048A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-18 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

OCT CYL + 4 PAN + ANT, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago

0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
1  2807U 67048A   26306.89592861  .00000070  00000-0  93244-4 0  9990
2  2807  89.6717 343.3384 0018329 253.5623 280.0817 13.50787294926654

Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:30Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:30:08.231Z)

Latitude

6.48657°

Longitude

158.60059°

Altitude

1,069.345 km

Speed

7.319 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 53m 12s

True Declination

6° 26' 59"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

00:41:35

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,080.057 km

Perigee altitude

1,052.767 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.549 km

Eccentricity

0.00183

Inclination

89.6717°

RAAN

343.3384°

Arg. of periapsis

253.5623°

True anomaly

279.87483°

Mean anomaly

280.0817°

Eccentric anomaly

279.97827°

Mean motion

3.37898 °/min

Orbital period

106.54 mins

BSTAR

0.000093244

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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1967 (1967-05-18 UTC)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 23562 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 17723 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 19222 (Decayed)

SCOUT A R/B, 2811

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 38530 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 26531 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 33508 (Decayed)

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OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16) 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.
7 mins	2026-11-03 13:16:11.111Z	43.221° NE	2026-11-03 13:19:11.111Z	70.577° E	15.004°	2026-11-03 13:23:11.111Z	108.291° ESE
11 mins	2026-11-03 15:02:11.111Z	359.019° N	2026-11-03 15:07:11.111Z	236.932° WSW	80.346°	2026-11-03 15:13:11.111Z	187.544° SSW
5 mins	2026-11-04 01:16:11.111Z	90.494° ESE	2026-11-04 01:18:11.111Z	71.252° E	14.702°	2026-11-04 01:21:11.111Z	43.121° NE
12 mins	2026-11-04 02:58:11.111Z	178.223° S	2026-11-04 03:04:11.111Z	336.345° NNW	80.705°	2026-11-04 03:10:11.111Z	357.48° N

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OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 7 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-02T21:30:08.231Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1967 (1967-05-18 UTC)

OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16) Visibility forecast

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