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OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2), 5588

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OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2), 5588 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Wed, 03 Nov 1971 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
5588, 1971-095B
Orbit
GEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DSCS II, Unknown motor
Mass
526 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1971-11-03 (55 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
CYL, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2)
1  5588U 71095B   26271.92197624 -.00000258  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2  5588   1.2956 251.1205 0003006  44.6346 140.8109  1.00155605 48405
Epoch: 2026-09-28T22:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-28T22:07:38.747Z)
Latitude
-0.14623°
Longitude
96.95209°
Altitude
35,828.468 km
Speed
3.073 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 06m 13s
True Declination
0° 08' 46"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:22:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,832.95 km
Perigee altitude
35,807.58 km
Semi-major axis
42,198.402 km
Eccentricity
0.0003
Inclination
1.2956°
RAAN
251.1205°
Arg. of periapsis
44.6346°
True anomaly
140.83266°
Mean anomaly
140.8109°
Eccentric anomaly
140.82178°
Mean motion
0.25038 °/min
Orbital period
1,437.82 mins
BSTAR
0
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