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OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11), 1952 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Jan 1966 UTC via an SCOUT A 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

1952, 1966-005A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NAFI

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-01-28 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR

Radar Cross Section

7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11)
1 01952U 66005A   25189.80973611  .00000112  00000-0  10471-3 0  9994
2 01952  90.1517 346.4530 0216011 323.8088  34.8616 13.67988909959203

Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T19:26:01.199Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

127.94862°

Altitude

880.019 km

Speed

7.477 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 05m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.19128°

Longitude

127.943°

Altitude

890.985 km

Speed

7.466 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 56m 07s

Apparent Declination

-32° 28' 22"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:54:18

Azimuth

115.783° SE

Elevation

-20.464°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,163.28 km

Perigee altitude

844.363 km

Semi-major axis

7,381.958 km

Eccentricity

0.0216

Inclination

90.1517°

RAAN

346.453°

Arg. of periapsis

323.8088°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

34.8616°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.42205 °/min

Orbital period

105.2 mins

BSTAR

0.00010471

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Other satellites on launch #5 in the year 1966 (1966-01-28 UTC)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11990 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 11991

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 14226 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 15341 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 19366 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 24704 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 11 DEB, 38523 (Decayed)

OPS 1593 (TRANSIT 11) 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.
8 mins	2025-07-09 09:36:45.569Z	118.684° SE	2025-07-09 09:40:45.569Z	73.412° E	20.973°	2025-07-09 09:44:45.569Z	29.435° NE
10 mins	2025-07-09 11:20:45.569Z	200.453° SSW	2025-07-09 11:25:45.569Z	286.725° WNW	37.718°	2025-07-09 11:30:45.569Z	345.787° N
12 mins	2025-07-09 22:21:45.569Z	13.576° NNE	2025-07-09 22:27:45.569Z	103.92° ESE	40.325°	2025-07-09 22:33:45.569Z	166.819° S
9 mins	2025-07-10 00:07:45.569Z	329.037° NNW	2025-07-10 00:11:45.569Z	287.501° WNW	23.238°	2025-07-10 00:16:45.569Z	238.194° WSW

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