OV2-5, 3428
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV2-5, 3428 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Sep 1968 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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
Northrop
Mission
Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor
OV2, Unknown motor
Mass
~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 4 Pan, 1.3 m
Radar Cross Section
1.167 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 OV2-5
1 03428U 68081A 25260.75600362 -.00000002 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 03428 1.4739 40.0927 0079182 287.9424 93.5116 1.01555464118295Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T18:08:38.712Z)
Latitude
0.53902°
Longitude
153.35982°
Altitude
35,451.891 km
Speed
3.086 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 09m 47s
True Declination
0° 32' 18"
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
07:52:11
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,762.665 km
Perigee altitude
35,100.549 km
Semi-major axis
41,809.744 km
Eccentricity
0.00792
Inclination
1.4739°
RAAN
40.0927°
Arg. of periapsis
287.9424°
True anomaly
94.41667°
Mean anomaly
93.5116°
Eccentric anomaly
93.96419°
Mean motion
0.25388 °/min
Orbital period
1,418 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1968 (1968-09-26 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.OV2-5 Visibility
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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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