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OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9), 801

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9), 801 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 04 Jun 1964 UTC via an SCOUT X-4 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

801, 1964-026A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

54 kg wet, 54 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-06-04 (61 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT X-4

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, 30 m

Radar Cross Section

7.568 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9)
1 00801U 64026A   25128.97946224  .00000518  00000-0  25287-3 0  9999
2 00801  90.4545 167.1737 0045327 249.0458 110.5877 14.16639621128912

Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:30Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T23:30:25.537Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-52.47489°

Altitude

851.421 km

Speed

7.421 km/s

True Right ascension

11h 08m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

78.17515°

Longitude

-54.59067°

Altitude

882.03 km

Speed

7.401 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 20m 12s

Apparent Declination

29° 26' 27"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

04:24:17

Azimuth

14.733° NNE

Elevation

-19.062°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

866.383 km

Perigee altitude

801.004 km

Semi-major axis

7,211.831 km

Eccentricity

0.0045327

Inclination

90.4545°

RAAN

167.1737°

Arg. of periapsis

249.0458°

True anomaly

111.07296°

Mean anomaly

110.5877°

Eccentric anomaly

110.83043°

Mean motion

3.54385 °/min

BSTAR

0.00025287

Orbital period

101.58 mins

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1964 (1964-06-04 UTC)

SCOUT X-4 DEB, 805

SCOUT X-4 DEB, 806 (Decayed)

SCOUT X-4 R/B, 809

SCOUT X-4 DEB, 2986

TRANSIT 9 DEB, 12142 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 9 DEB, 13360 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 9 DEB, 24272 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 9 DEB, 25056 (Decayed)

OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9) 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.
10 mins	2025-05-10 02:44:11.867Z	170.95° S	2025-05-10 02:49:11.867Z	82.918° E	44.594°	2025-05-10 02:54:11.867Z	359.857° N
4 mins	2025-05-10 13:26:11.867Z	62.06° ENE	2025-05-10 13:27:11.867Z	73.768° E	13.717°	2025-05-10 13:30:11.867Z	107.925° ESE
9 mins	2025-05-10 15:05:11.867Z	356.003° N	2025-05-10 15:09:11.867Z	304.983° NW	42.478°	2025-05-10 15:14:11.867Z	195.097° SSW

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