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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OV2-5 details
Identifier | |
Orbit | GEO |
Last TLE update | 1 day ago |
Origin | |
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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
Shape & HBR | Box + 4 Pan, 2.5 m |
Radar Cross Section | 1.167 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OV2-5
1 03428U 68081A 25043.67321793 -.00000096 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 03428 1.1655 23.7820 0081762 300.8123 287.2828 1.01559944116081
Epoch: 2025-02-12T16:09Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-12T16:09:26.029Z)
Latitude | -0.84145° |
Longitude | -134.31201° |
Altitude | 35,328.899 km |
Speed | 3.095 km/s |
True Right ascension | 16h 44m 01s |
True Declination | 0° 50' 26" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -1.00257° |
Longitude | -121.19399° |
Altitude | 35,257.311 km |
Speed | 3.101 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 17h 24m 02s |
Apparent Declination | -7° 20' 45" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 19:14:00 |
Azimuth | 214.643° SW |
Elevation | 36.352° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 35,772.213 km |
Perigee altitude | 35,088.543 km |
Semi-major axis | 41,808.515 km |
Eccentricity | 0.0081762 |
Inclination | 1.1655° |
RAAN | 23.782° |
Arg. of periapsis | 300.8123° |
True anomaly | 286.38549° |
Mean anomaly | 287.2828° |
Eccentric anomaly | 286.83441° |
Mean motion | 0.25389 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 1417.94 mins |
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OV2-5 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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1440 mins | 2025-02-13 16:38:37.163Z | 214.632° SW | 2025-02-14 06:27:37.163Z | 210.806° SW | 32.956° | 2025-02-14 16:38:37.163Z | 208.599° SW |
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