OPS 3165, 8482
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 3165, 8482 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 14 Dec 1975 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DSP P2, MRE-4
Mass
1,040 kg wet, ~980 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OPS 3165
1 08482U 75118A 25340.91512159 -.00000274 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 08482 2.7857 262.7753 0035574 18.2356 68.4960 1.00475695 24527Epoch: 2025-12-06T21:57Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-06T21:57:46.505Z)
Latitude
2.79373°
Longitude
-55.51188°
Altitude
35,674.576 km
Speed
3.081 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 19m 28s
True Declination
2° 47' 27"
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
04:25:50
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,880.394 km
Perigee altitude
35,580.799 km
Semi-major axis
42,108.733 km
Eccentricity
0.00356
Inclination
2.7857°
RAAN
262.7753°
Arg. of periapsis
18.2356°
True anomaly
68.87589°
Mean anomaly
68.496°
Eccentric anomaly
68.68588°
Mean motion
0.25118 °/min
Orbital period
1,433.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #118 in the year 1975 (1975-12-14 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 3165 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-12-07 06:21:11.332Z | 119.992° SE | 2025-12-07 21:47:11.332Z | 115.794° SE | 21.617° | 2025-12-08 06:21:11.332Z | 119.429° SE |
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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