OV2-5, 3428
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV2-5, 3428 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) 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 | Active |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours 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 20 hours ago
0 OV2-5
1 03428U 68081A 24285.19196352 .00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 03428 1.0741 10.0719 0080084 311.5953 137.5727 1.01556681114828Epoch: 2024-10-11T04:36Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-11T04:36:25.648Z)
| Latitude | 1.05829° |
| Longitude | 10.45469° |
| Altitude | 35,676.559 km |
| Speed | 3.07 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 39m 18s |
| True Declination | 1° 03' 26" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 0.70103° |
| Longitude | -38.06653° |
| Altitude | 35,423.198 km |
| Speed | 3.088 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 47m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | -4° 34' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:25:59 |
| Azimuth | 69.245° E |
| Elevation | -29.537° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,766.1 km |
| Perigee | 35,096.447 km |
| Semi-major axis | 41,809.411 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0080084 |
| Inclination | 1.0741° |
| RAAN | 10.0719° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 311.5953° |
| True anomaly | 138.18727° |
| Mean anomaly | 137.5727° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 137.88044° |
| Mean motion | 0.25388 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1417.98 mins |
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OV2-5 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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