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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

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-18 (58 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 + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
1 02807U 67048A   25128.73469470  .00000144  00000-0  20750-3 0  9996
2 02807  89.6778   1.1482 0021400  31.3452  38.5746 13.50668099853337

Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:37Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T17:37:57.622Z)

Latitude

70.1404°

Longitude

-129.25534°

Altitude

1,069.567 km

Speed

7.33 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 08m 08s

True Declination

70° 02' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

35.19944°

Longitude

-129.93575°

Altitude

1,058.688 km

Speed

7.334 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 44m 35s

Apparent Declination

1° 09' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

15:50:06

Azimuth

42.751° NE

Elevation

-39.923°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,082.783 km

Perigee altitude

1,050.918 km

Semi-major axis

7,444.988 km

Eccentricity

0.00214

Inclination

89.6778°

RAAN

1.1482°

Arg. of periapsis

31.3452°

True anomaly

38.72783°

Mean anomaly

38.5746°

Eccentric anomaly

38.65118°

Mean motion

3.37868 °/min

BSTAR

0.0002075

Orbital period

106.55 mins

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

SCOUT A R/B, 2811

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 17723 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 19222 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 23562 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 26531 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 33508 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 16 DEB, 38530 (Decayed)

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	2025-05-09 14:45:03.867Z	128.522° SE	2025-05-09 14:50:03.867Z	70.995° E	25.429°	2025-05-09 14:55:03.867Z	20.686° NNE
11 mins	2025-05-09 16:31:03.867Z	208.071° SW	2025-05-09 16:36:03.867Z	278.322° WNW	34.86°	2025-05-09 16:42:03.867Z	345.191° N
12 mins	2025-05-10 03:40:03.867Z	4.082° NNE	2025-05-10 03:46:03.867Z	150.195° SSE	44.202°	2025-05-10 03:52:03.867Z	180.273° SSW
5 mins	2025-05-10 05:29:03.867Z	309.979° NW	2025-05-10 05:31:03.867Z	290.151° WNW	14.833°	2025-05-10 05:34:03.867Z	261.447° W

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