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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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
1 02807U 67048A   26126.56564735  .00000114  00000-0  16097-3 0  9992
2 02807  89.6746 349.2826 0022009  59.7416 328.4101 13.50757952902316

Epoch: 2026-05-06T13:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T13:34:31.931Z)

Latitude

28.05845°

Longitude

-78.6022°

Altitude

1,059.024 km

Speed

7.332 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 17m 49s

True Declination

27° 55' 18"

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

11:40:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,082.905 km

Perigee altitude

1,050.135 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.657 km

Eccentricity

0.0022

Inclination

89.6746°

RAAN

349.2826°

Arg. of periapsis

59.7416°

True anomaly

328.27768°

Mean anomaly

328.4101°

Eccentric anomaly

328.34392°

Mean motion

3.37891 °/min

Orbital period

106.54 mins

BSTAR

0.00016097

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

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 19222 (Decayed)

SCOUT A R/B, 2811

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 33508 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 17723 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 26531 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 23562 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 38530 (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.
10 mins	2026-05-07 04:15:28.848Z	337.698° N	2026-05-07 04:20:28.848Z	283.198° WNW	26.27°	2026-05-07 04:25:28.848Z	228.681° WSW
10 mins	2026-05-07 14:27:28.848Z	139.063° SSE	2026-05-07 14:31:28.848Z	85.093° E	33.204°	2026-05-07 14:37:28.848Z	13.692° NNE
9 mins	2026-05-07 16:14:28.848Z	229.055° WSW	2026-05-07 16:18:28.848Z	281.369° WNW	26.897°	2026-05-07 16:23:28.848Z	335.399° NNW
7 mins	2026-05-08 01:37:28.848Z	45.783° ENE	2026-05-08 01:40:28.848Z	76.427° E	17.135°	2026-05-08 01:44:28.848Z	115.764° SE
11 mins	2026-05-08 03:22:28.848Z	355.133° N	2026-05-08 03:27:28.848Z	285.559° WNW	43.207°	2026-05-08 03:33:28.848Z	194.175° SSW

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OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-06T13:34:31.931Z)

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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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