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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

6 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 6 hours ago

0 OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
1  3133U 68012A   25181.84511918  .00000092  00000-0  12648-3 0  9996
2  3133  90.0270 273.2509 0071849 288.6381 187.6619 13.51521332823426

Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T20:16:58.297Z)

Latitude

63.892°

Longitude

-130.08627°

Altitude

1,130.784 km

Speed

7.267 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 13m 13s

True Declination

63° 45' 45"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.25751°

Longitude

-130.14104°

Altitude

1,084.923 km

Speed

7.302 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 26m 08s

Apparent Declination

-22° 28' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:33:17

Azimuth

282.387° WNW

Elevation

-49.623°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,117.183 km

Perigee altitude

1,010.245 km

Semi-major axis

7,441.851 km

Eccentricity

0.00718

Inclination

90.027°

RAAN

273.2509°

Arg. of periapsis

288.6381°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

187.6619°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38082 °/min

Orbital period

106.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00012648

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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.
5 mins	2025-07-01 04:46:14.153Z	89.672° E	2025-07-01 04:48:14.153Z	71.093° E	13.335°	2025-07-01 04:51:14.153Z	43.577° NE
12 mins	2025-07-01 06:28:14.153Z	174.967° S	2025-07-01 06:34:14.153Z	6.126° NNE	44.533°	2025-07-01 06:40:14.153Z	358.3° N
5 mins	2025-07-01 08:19:14.153Z	267.566° W	2025-07-01 08:21:14.153Z	286.755° WNW	13.517°	2025-07-01 08:24:14.153Z	313.761° NW
11 mins	2025-07-01 17:38:14.153Z	22.57° NE	2025-07-01 17:43:14.153Z	81.23° E	32.116°	2025-07-01 17:49:14.153Z	150.665° SSE
10 mins	2025-07-01 19:25:14.153Z	336.42° NNW	2025-07-01 19:29:14.153Z	289.613° WNW	29.633°	2025-07-01 19:35:14.153Z	221.994° SW

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