OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3), 2920
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3), 2920 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 23 Aug 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor
Mass
79 kg wet, 79 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3)
1 02920U 67080A 26140.84226366 .00000023 00000-0 32815-4 0 9992
2 02920 98.5893 351.7743 0039125 76.0326 284.5194 14.15304303 28840Epoch: 2026-05-20T20:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-20T20:12:51.580Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
170.06337°
Altitude
837.21 km
Speed
7.438 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 27m 05s
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
19:47:42
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
866.671 km
Perigee altitude
810.201 km
Semi-major axis
7,216.573 km
Eccentricity
0.00391
Inclination
98.5893°
RAAN
351.7743°
Arg. of periapsis
76.0326°
True anomaly
284.08485°
Mean anomaly
284.5194°
Eccentric anomaly
284.30218°
Mean motion
3.54035 °/min
Orbital period
101.68 mins
BSTAR
0.000032815
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Other satellites on launch #80 in the year 1967 (1967-08-23 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.OPS 7202 (DMSP 4A F3) 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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| 8 mins | 2026-05-21 13:18:47.310Z | 131.661° SE | 2026-05-21 13:22:47.310Z | 72.406° E | 31.507° | 2026-05-21 13:26:47.310Z | 8.008° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2026-05-21 15:00:47.310Z | 223.331° SW | 2026-05-21 15:03:47.310Z | 270.232° WNW | 23.494° | 2026-05-21 15:07:47.310Z | 320.267° NNW |
| 4 mins | 2026-05-22 01:41:47.310Z | 71.932° E | 2026-05-22 01:43:47.310Z | 98.688° ESE | 16.326° | 2026-05-22 01:45:47.310Z | 123.116° SE |
| 8 mins | 2026-05-22 03:20:47.310Z | 358.9° N | 2026-05-22 03:23:47.310Z | 306.022° NW | 39.789° | 2026-05-22 03:28:47.310Z | 211.717° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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