OPS 4988 DEB, 12099

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 4988 DEB, 12099 is space debris in LEO originally from a launch on Tue, 09 Mar 1965 UTC launched from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Debris objects in space refer to the collection of defunct objects orbiting the Earth. Examples of debris include non-operational satellites, rocket bodies, and fragments generated from explosions, collisions, or faulty payload assembly.

OPS 4988 DEB will be above the set Earth location in 5 hours

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Identifier

12099, 1965-016K

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

Unknown

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

Unknown

Launch date (UTC)

1965-03-09 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 4988 DEB
1 12099U 65016K   25143.85646090  .00000351  00000-0  25259-3 0  9997
2 12099  70.0765 357.5482 0016672  63.2864 312.9650 14.04579111 72359

Epoch: 2025-05-23T20:33Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-05-23T20:33:18.221Z)

Latitude

15.10978°

Longitude

173.1032°

Altitude

871.373 km

Speed

7.422 km/s

True Right ascension

00h 12m 32s

True Declination

15° 01' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

53.80814°

Longitude

-164.20883°

Altitude

874.132 km

Speed

7.427 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

04h 53m 28s

Apparent Declination

14° 50' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:34:30

Azimuth

43° NE

Elevation

-23.663°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

888.103 km

Perigee altitude

863.915 km

Semi-major axis

7,254.146 km

Eccentricity

0.00167

Inclination

70.0765°

RAAN

357.5482°

Arg. of periapsis

63.2864°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

312.965°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.51288 °/min

Orbital period

102.48 mins

BSTAR

0.00025259

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Other satellites on launch #16 in the year 1965 (1965-03-09 UTC)

OPS 4988 (GREB 6), 1271

SURCAL 2, 1310 (Decayed)

PORCUPINE 1, 1272

THOR AGENA D R/B, 1245

GGSE 3 DEB, 44043

OPS 4988 DEB Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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	2025-05-24 15:23:52.539Z	191.123° SSW	2025-05-24 15:28:52.539Z	95.927° ESE	42.713°	2025-05-24 15:33:52.539Z	30.206° NE
6 mins	2025-05-24 17:11:52.539Z	280.716° WNW	2025-05-24 17:13:52.539Z	305.976° NW	18.467°	2025-05-24 17:17:52.539Z	352.58° N
9 mins	2025-05-25 00:22:52.539Z	356.922° N	2025-05-25 00:26:52.539Z	52.625° ENE	30.63°	2025-05-25 00:31:52.539Z	121.532° SE
8 mins	2025-05-25 02:08:52.539Z	302.85° NW	2025-05-25 02:11:52.539Z	256.384° W	28.295°	2025-05-25 02:16:52.539Z	194.319° SSW

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