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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

Last TLE update

22 hours ago

Origin

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 (57 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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TLE from 22 hours ago

0 OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
1 03133U 68012A   25128.45500343  .00000135  00000-0  18818-3 0  9997
2 03133  90.0223 273.1141 0075971  83.3729 340.2723 13.51510988539704

Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:55Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T10:55:12.296Z)

Latitude

63.43419°

Longitude

-117.25676°

Altitude

1,024.501 km

Speed

7.372 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 12m 16s

True Declination

63° 18' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

21.69399°

Longitude

62.79848°

Altitude

1,056.828 km

Speed

7.331 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 38m 58s

Apparent Declination

-6° 33' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:51:31

Azimuth

339.15° N

Elevation

-54.983°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,120.289 km

Perigee altitude

1,007.215 km

Semi-major axis

7,441.889 km

Eccentricity

0.0075971

Inclination

90.0223°

RAAN

273.1141°

Arg. of periapsis

83.3729°

True anomaly

339.97579°

Mean anomaly

340.2723°

Eccentric anomaly

340.12431°

Mean motion

3.38079 °/min

BSTAR

0.00018818

Orbital period

106.48 mins

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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.
12 mins	2025-05-09 09:48:19.221Z	170.095° S	2025-05-09 09:54:19.221Z	85.427° E	44.379°	2025-05-09 10:00:19.221Z	0.894° NNE
5 mins	2025-05-09 11:39:19.221Z	261.962° W	2025-05-09 11:41:19.221Z	282.449° WNW	14.438°	2025-05-09 11:44:19.221Z	312.177° NW
9 mins	2025-05-09 20:59:19.221Z	33.268° NE	2025-05-09 21:03:19.221Z	87.028° E	28.008°	2025-05-09 21:08:19.221Z	143.126° SSE
10 mins	2025-05-09 22:45:19.221Z	338.131° N	2025-05-09 22:49:19.221Z	284.746° WNW	31.694°	2025-05-09 22:55:19.221Z	215.883° SW

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