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OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18), 3133

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18), 3133 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 02 Mar 1968 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

3133, 1968-012A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

60 kg wet, 60 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-03-02 (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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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
1 03133U 68012A   25245.82253940  .00000168  00000-0  23874-3 0  9990
2 03133  90.0206 273.4123 0076016 102.6922  70.2878 13.51534392555556

Epoch: 2025-09-02T19:44Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-02T19:44:27.404Z)

Latitude

6.11882°

Longitude

175.09205°

Altitude

1,050.28 km

Speed

7.336 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 13m 39s

True Declination

6° 05' 02"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

21:52:21

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,120.235 km

Perigee altitude

1,007.096 km

Semi-major axis

7,441.803 km

Eccentricity

0.0076

Inclination

90.0206°

RAAN

273.4123°

Arg. of periapsis

102.6922°

True anomaly

71.11044°

Mean anomaly

70.2878°

Eccentric anomaly

70.69886°

Mean motion

3.38085 °/min

Orbital period

106.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00023874

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Other satellites on launch #12 in the year 1968 (1968-03-02 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 3137

SCOUT A DEB, 3213

SCOUT A DEB, 3214

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 18594 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 35416

TRANSIT 18 DEB, 42668 (Decayed)

OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18) 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	2025-09-03 13:15:18.687Z	24.985° NE	2025-09-03 13:20:18.687Z	79.514° E	26.303°	2025-09-03 13:25:18.687Z	138.691° SSE
10 mins	2025-09-03 15:02:18.687Z	342.173° N	2025-09-03 15:07:18.687Z	272.239° WNW	32.792°	2025-09-03 15:12:18.687Z	215.339° SW
9 mins	2025-09-04 01:14:18.687Z	124.602° SE	2025-09-04 01:18:18.687Z	73.684° E	26.437°	2025-09-04 01:23:18.687Z	20.166° NNE
10 mins	2025-09-04 02:59:18.687Z	209.248° SW	2025-09-04 03:04:18.687Z	275.303° WNW	33.394°	2025-09-04 03:09:18.687Z	339.284° N