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OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2), 5588

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

Last TLE update

10 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

DSCS II, Unknown motor

Mass

526 kg wet, ~500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1971-11-03 (54 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

10.695 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago

0 OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2)
1 05588U 71095B   25188.87665049 -.00000254  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 05588   2.4339 265.0329 0002115  81.1917  35.2344  1.00312124 43914

Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T21:02:22.602Z)

Latitude

2.18564°

Longitude

139.81894°

Altitude

35,767.29 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 25m 58s

True Declination

2° 11' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-2.4126°

Longitude

-72.28741°

Altitude

35,784.047 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 54m 36s

Apparent Declination

-7° 29' 41"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:57:43

Azimuth

284.828° WNW

Elevation

-28.218°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,785.274 km

Perigee altitude

35,767.442 km

Semi-major axis

42,154.495 km

Eccentricity

0.00021

Inclination

2.4339°

RAAN

265.0329°

Arg. of periapsis

81.1917°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

35.2344°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25077 °/min

Orbital period

1,435.57 mins

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