OPS 3151, 9803
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 3151, 9803 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 06 Feb 1977 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
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 6 hours ago
0 OPS 3151
1 09803U 77007A 26076.53829122 -.00000054 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 09803 4.9617 285.1014 0080597 36.5747 280.3022 0.97528343 23756Epoch: 2026-03-17T12:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-17T12:55:08.361Z)
Latitude
-3.42216°
Longitude
-127.70216°
Altitude
36,515.722 km
Speed
3.05 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 04m 47s
True Declination
-3° 25' 08"
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
23:41:44
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,920.881 km
Perigee altitude
36,228.507 km
Semi-major axis
42,952.831 km
Eccentricity
0.00806
Inclination
4.9617°
RAAN
285.1014°
Arg. of periapsis
36.5747°
True anomaly
279.39191°
Mean anomaly
280.3022°
Eccentric anomaly
279.84722°
Mean motion
0.24381 °/min
Orbital period
1,476.55 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #7 in the year 1977 (1977-02-06 UTC)
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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 | 2026-03-17 19:00:45.476Z | 217.411° SW | 2026-03-17 21:40:45.476Z | 218.975° SW | 33.89° | 2026-03-18 19:00:45.476Z | 228.975° WSW |
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