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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DSCS II, Unknown motor
Mass
526 kg wet, ~500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2)
1 5588U 71095B 26091.86294493 -.00000272 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 5588 1.7451 257.9885 0004646 74.0472 311.9142 1.00240324 46607Epoch: 2026-04-01T20:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-01T20:42:38.441Z)
Latitude
0.79179°
Longitude
143.0341°
Altitude
35,781.776 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 55m 39s
True Declination
0° 47' 28"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:03:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,816.08 km
Perigee altitude
35,776.891 km
Semi-major axis
42,174.623 km
Eccentricity
0.00046
Inclination
1.7451°
RAAN
257.9885°
Arg. of periapsis
74.0472°
True anomaly
311.87457°
Mean anomaly
311.9142°
Eccentric anomaly
311.89438°
Mean motion
0.25059 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.6 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #95 in the year 1971 (1971-11-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPS 9432 (DSCS 2-2) Visibility
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