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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Early Warn
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
Cyl + 4 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
27.525 m²
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OPS 3165
1 08482U 75118A 25237.71717650 .00000061 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 08482 3.0547 265.0457 0032388 13.4783 177.8306 1.00484452 23489Epoch: 2025-08-25T17:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-25T17:12:44.049Z)
Latitude
-0.61246°
Longitude
-136.03061°
Altitude
35,862.668 km
Speed
3.067 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 25m 29s
True Declination
0° 36' 43"
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
10:59:09
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,864.523 km
Perigee altitude
35,591.775 km
Semi-major axis
42,106.286 km
Eccentricity
0.00324
Inclination
3.0547°
RAAN
265.0457°
Arg. of periapsis
13.4783°
True anomaly
177.84459°
Mean anomaly
177.8306°
Eccentric anomaly
177.8376°
Mean motion
0.2512 °/min
Orbital period
1,433.11 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #118 in the year 1975 (1975-12-14 UTC)
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 | 2025-08-26 19:38:24.722Z | 220.818° SW | 2025-08-27 10:31:24.722Z | 223.242° SW | 31.468° | 2025-08-27 19:38:24.722Z | 219.93° SW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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