OPS 8068, 1580
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 8068, 1580 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 10 Sep 1965 UTC via a THOR BURNER 1 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
P35, Unknown motor
Mass
72 kg wet, 72 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 OPS 8068
1 01580U 65072A 25192.71847304 .00000067 00000-0 34716-4 0 9995
2 01580 98.3787 356.0468 0229268 332.1403 26.7653 14.29315419 84375Epoch: 2025-07-11T17:14Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-11T17:14:36.07Z)
Latitude
-0.00011°
Longitude
167.53015°
Altitude
650.903 km
Speed
7.608 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 44m 11s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
64.3852°
Longitude
5.95278°
Altitude
937.126 km
Speed
7.321 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 40m 47s
Apparent Declination
19° 12' 44"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:15:18
Azimuth
337.152° NNW
Elevation
-27.602°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #72 in the year 1965 (1965-09-10 UTC)
OPS 8068 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-07-12 10:10:45.001Z | 127.883° SE | 2025-07-12 10:14:45.001Z | 56.56° ENE | 29.157° | 2025-07-12 10:18:45.001Z | 5.059° NNE |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-12 11:51:45.001Z | 228.46° WSW | 2025-07-12 11:53:45.001Z | 262.059° W | 22.272° | 2025-07-12 11:57:45.001Z | 318.465° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2025-07-12 22:25:45.001Z | 62.781° ENE | 2025-07-12 22:27:45.001Z | 85.349° E | 16.968° | 2025-07-12 22:31:45.001Z | 128.821° SE |
| 10 mins | 2025-07-13 00:03:45.001Z | 5.553° NNE | 2025-07-13 00:07:45.001Z | 312.973° NW | 42.662° | 2025-07-13 00:13:45.001Z | 205.083° SW |
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