OV1-14, 3174
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV1-14, 3174 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) that was launched on Sat, 06 Apr 1968 UTC via an ATLAS F 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD/Convair
Mission
Civil Science
Bus & Motor
OV1, Unknown motor
Mass
101 kg wet, 101 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Domed Cyl, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
0.946 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OV1-14
1 03174U 68026B 25258.17547988 .00000158 00000-0 25935-3 0 9999
2 03174 100.0056 276.0600 4009061 145.4715 280.9036 6.96684831457169Epoch: 2025-09-15T04:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T04:12:41.461Z)
Latitude
21.26703°
Longitude
-145.42214°
Altitude
6,137.657 km
Speed
5.413 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 08m 32s
True Declination
21° 12' 03"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
07:10:08
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
9,841.304 km
Perigee altitude
558.065 km
Semi-major axis
11,577.822 km
Eccentricity
0.40091
Inclination
100.0056°
RAAN
276.06°
Arg. of periapsis
145.4715°
True anomaly
236.14815°
Mean anomaly
280.9036°
Eccentric anomaly
258.40234°
Mean motion
1.74222 °/min
Orbital period
206.63 mins
BSTAR
0.00025935
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1968 (1968-04-06 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OV1-14 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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-09-15 15:13:22.970Z | 343.744° N | 2025-09-15 15:15:22.970Z | 310.788° NW | 19.302° | 2025-09-15 15:18:22.970Z | 248.868° W |
| 17 mins | 2025-09-15 21:34:22.970Z | 80.6° E | 2025-09-15 21:44:22.970Z | 54.755° ENE | 16.871° | 2025-09-15 21:51:22.970Z | 23.114° NE |
| 55 mins | 2025-09-16 00:24:22.970Z | 152.951° SSE | 2025-09-16 01:05:22.970Z | 82.347° E | 44.972° | 2025-09-16 01:19:22.970Z | 345.807° N |
| 41 mins | 2025-09-16 03:56:22.970Z | 220.791° SW | 2025-09-16 04:22:22.970Z | 260.835° W | 19.425° | 2025-09-16 04:37:22.970Z | 304.059° NW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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