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OPS 5960, 4630

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 5960, 4630 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) that was launched on Fri, 06 Nov 1970 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

4630, 1970-093A

Orbit

Active

Country

Related business

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Non-operational spacecraft

Bus & Motor

DSP, MRE-4

Mass

894 kg wet, ~860 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1970-11-06 (56 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 OPS 5960
1 04630U 70093A   26171.02410887 -.00000157  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 04630  15.1338  36.1415 1361138 277.8475 279.8442  1.20217201243875

Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:34Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:34:43.006Z)

Latitude

-0.54312°

Longitude

-58.77184°

Altitude

30,779.592 km

Speed

3.284 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 32m 36s

True Declination

0° 32' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:07:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,070.021 km

Perigee altitude

25,898.892 km

Semi-major axis

37,362.594 km

Eccentricity

0.13611

Inclination

15.1338°

RAAN

36.1415°

Arg. of periapsis

277.8475°

True anomaly

264.2133°

Mean anomaly

279.8442°

Eccentric anomaly

272.05045°

Mean motion

0.30053 °/min

Orbital period

1,197.88 mins

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Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 1970 (1970-11-06 UTC)

OPS 5960 DEB, 43000

TITAN 3C R/B(1), 4631 (Decayed)

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 4632

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OPS 5960 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.
300 mins	2026-06-22 23:24:42.159Z	268.689° W	2026-06-23 01:46:42.159Z	272.125° WNW	12.485°	2026-06-23 04:24:42.159Z	271.75° WNW

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OPS 5960, 4630

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T00:34:43.006Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #93 in the year 1970 (1970-11-06 UTC)

OPS 5960 Visibility forecast

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