OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17), 2965
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17), 2965 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Sep 1967 UTC via an SCOUT A launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | APL |
| Mission | Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 8 hours ago
0 OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
1 02965U 67092A 25024.62878274 .00000253 00000-0 35629-3 0 9991
2 02965 89.2337 49.1389 0049700 91.5061 26.2938 13.53351660827406Epoch: 2025-01-24T15:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-24T15:05:26.828Z)
| Latitude | 62.02453° |
| Longitude | -122.84757° |
| Altitude | 1,037.551 km |
| Speed | 7.355 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 10m 48s |
| True Declination | 61° 53' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -37.61398° |
| Longitude | 57.9742° |
| Altitude | 1,096.888 km |
| Speed | 7.292 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 06h 54m 59s |
| Apparent Declination | -65° 30' 57" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:29:38 |
| Azimuth | 148.366° SSE |
| Elevation | -38.247° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,093.952 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,020.046 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,435.136 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.00497 |
| Inclination | 89.2337° |
| RAAN | 49.1389° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 91.5061° |
| True anomaly | 26.54749° |
| Mean anomaly | 26.2938° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 26.42051° |
| Mean motion | 3.3854 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00035629 |
| Orbital period | 106.34 mins |
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OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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| 11 mins | 2025-01-25 01:16:01.363Z | 149.587° SSE | 2025-01-25 01:22:01.363Z | 69.377° E | 34.846° | 2025-01-25 01:27:01.363Z | 13.597° NNE |
| 9 mins | 2025-01-25 03:04:01.363Z | 230.921° WSW | 2025-01-25 03:08:01.363Z | 278.721° WNW | 24.672° | 2025-01-25 03:13:01.363Z | 333.385° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-01-25 12:26:01.363Z | 44.432° NE | 2025-01-25 12:29:01.363Z | 77.377° E | 18.831° | 2025-01-25 12:33:01.363Z | 119.115° SE |
| 11 mins | 2025-01-25 14:11:01.363Z | 350.885° N | 2025-01-25 14:16:01.363Z | 269.039° W | 41.253° | 2025-01-25 14:22:01.363Z | 197.667° SSW |
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