OV2-5, 3428
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV2-5, 3428 is a payload satellite 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
Last TLE update
4 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
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 4 hours ago
0 OV2-5
1 3428U 68081A 25152.15804222 .00000084 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990
2 3428 1.3042 33.2020 0080083 294.1886 348.5914 1.01556661117527Epoch: 2025-06-01T03:47Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-01T03:47:34.847Z)
Latitude
-1.27859°
Longitude
9.03105°
Altitude
35,102.807 km
Speed
3.112 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 03m 15s
True Declination
-1° 16' 38"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-0.20834°
Longitude
76.57214°
Altitude
35,241.739 km
Speed
3.102 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
01h 56m 25s
Apparent Declination
-5° 28' 60"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:49:42
Azimuth
72.807° E
Elevation
-27.531°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1968 (1968-09-26 UTC)
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