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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). 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

2965, 1967-092A

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)

1967-09-25 (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: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
1 02965U 67092A   26279.50609249  .00000052  00000-0  58654-4 0  9996
2 02965  89.2624   1.9101 0049600  91.5548 279.9618 13.53515286911257

Epoch: 2026-10-06T12:08Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-06T12:08:46.391Z)

Latitude

10.9053°

Longitude

164.68853°

Altitude

1,055.354 km

Speed

7.328 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 08m 12s

True Declination

10° 50' 39"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow 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

17:42:27

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,093.274 km

Perigee altitude

1,019.524 km

Semi-major axis

7,434.536 km

Eccentricity

0.00496

Inclination

89.2624°

RAAN

1.9101°

Arg. of periapsis

91.5548°

True anomaly

279.4014°

Mean anomaly

279.9618°

Eccentric anomaly

279.68166°

Mean motion

3.38581 °/min

Orbital period

106.33 mins

BSTAR

0.000058654

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Other satellites on launch #92 in the year 1967 (1967-09-25 UTC)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 20652 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 12554 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 3122

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 17176 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 20009 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 25408 (Decayed)

SCOUT A DEB, 2994

SCOUT A R/B, 2967

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 24807 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 12555 (Decayed)

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OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) 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.
11 mins	2026-10-07 05:56:21.810Z	173.364° S	2026-10-07 06:01:21.810Z	145.651° SSE	77.2°	2026-10-07 06:07:21.810Z	0.7° NNE
4 mins	2026-10-07 07:47:21.810Z	269.341° W	2026-10-07 07:49:21.810Z	289.548° WNW	14.058°	2026-10-07 07:51:21.810Z	308.848° NW
10 mins	2026-10-07 17:05:21.810Z	24.982° NE	2026-10-07 17:09:21.810Z	74.458° E	36.795°	2026-10-07 17:15:21.810Z	148.769° SSE
9 mins	2026-10-07 18:52:21.810Z	330.554° NNW	2026-10-07 18:56:21.810Z	274.932° WNW	32.945°	2026-10-07 19:01:21.810Z	221.682° SW

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OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17), 2965

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-10-06T12:08:46.391Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #92 in the year 1967 (1967-09-25 UTC)

OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) Visibility forecast

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