OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 11 Oct 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) details
Identifier | |
Orbit | SSO |
Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor |
Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)
1 2980U 67096A 25045.01595289 .00000998 00000-0 19780-3 0 9996
2 2980 99.2372 59.6882 0094911 155.4427 205.1335 14.62156785 36714
Epoch: 2025-02-14T00:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-14T00:22:58.329Z)
Latitude | -0.00005° |
Longitude | -90.33861° |
Altitude | 750 km |
Speed | 7.447 km/s |
True Right ascension | 03h 58m 45s |
True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | 80.47271° |
Longitude | 164.89948° |
Altitude | 666.543 km |
Speed | 7.548 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 05h 30m 57s |
Apparent Declination | 34° 53' 30" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 18:14:26 |
Azimuth | 9.196° NNE |
Elevation | -14.523° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 750.368 km |
Perigee altitude | 616.326 km |
Semi-major axis | 7,061.484 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0094911 |
Inclination | 99.2372° |
RAAN | 59.6882° |
Arg. of periapsis | 155.4427° |
True anomaly | 204.67648° |
Mean anomaly | 205.1335° |
Eccentric anomaly | 204.9045° |
Mean motion | 3.65763 °/min |
BSTAR | 0.0001978 |
Orbital period | 98.42 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1967 (1967-10-11 UTC)
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980 |
THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2985 |
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) 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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5 mins | 2025-02-14 23:32:16.647Z | 100.824° ESE | 2025-02-14 23:35:16.647Z | 61.609° ENE | 15.787° | 2025-02-14 23:37:16.647Z | 33.478° NE |
7 mins | 2025-02-15 01:09:16.647Z | 188.565° SSW | 2025-02-15 01:12:16.647Z | 269.921° W | 39.219° | 2025-02-15 01:16:16.647Z | 335.199° NNW |
5 mins | 2025-02-15 13:07:16.647Z | 53.992° ENE | 2025-02-15 13:09:16.647Z | 94.475° ESE | 24.975° | 2025-02-15 13:12:16.647Z | 150.481° SSE |
5 mins | 2025-02-15 14:44:16.647Z | 335.9° NNW | 2025-02-15 14:46:16.647Z | 300.838° NW | 21.966° | 2025-02-15 14:49:16.647Z | 247.097° WSW |
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