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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

3428, 1968-081A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Northrop

Mission

Non-operational Civil Science

Bus & Motor

OV2, Unknown motor

Mass

~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1968-09-26 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

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   25195.60112640  .00000005  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 03428   1.3672  36.2696 0079419 291.5937  31.7134  1.01558703117622

Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-14T14:25:37.32Z)

Latitude

-0.82459°

Longitude

-149.03778°

Altitude

35,147.77 km

Speed

3.109 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 00m 18s

True Declination

0° 49' 25"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.25094°

Longitude

-48.35563°

Altitude

35,654.675 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 24m 59s

Apparent Declination

-4° 42' 39"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:14:41

Azimuth

231.489° WSW

Elevation

30.766°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,762.76 km

Perigee altitude

35,098.677 km

Semi-major axis

41,808.855 km

Eccentricity

0.00794

Inclination

1.3672°

RAAN

36.2696°

Arg. of periapsis

291.5937°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

31.7134°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25389 °/min

Orbital period

1,417.95 mins

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OV2-5 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.
1440 mins	2025-07-15 20:39:22.124Z	231.475° WSW	2025-07-16 20:39:22.124Z	226.677° WSW	29.02°	2025-07-16 20:39:22.124Z	226.677° WSW

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