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OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119 is a payload satellite owned by USN BuWeps (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 26 Mar 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

2119, 1966-024A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

13 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

51 kg wet, 51 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-26 (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 13 hours ago

0 OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12)
1 02119U 66024A   25188.78356716  .00000133  00000-0  11750-3 0  9992
2 02119  89.6159 102.7354 0147037   6.6761 353.6316 13.75277211967840

Epoch: 2025-07-07T18:48Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T18:48:20.202Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-105.33672°

Altitude

876.14 km

Speed

7.468 km/s

True Right ascension

06h 50m 56s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

82.01299°

Longitude

71.9175°

Altitude

998.247 km

Speed

7.357 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 49m 38s

Apparent Declination

39° 25' 06"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:35:14

Azimuth

357.17° N

Elevation

-10.597°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,085.856 km

Perigee altitude

869.54 km

Semi-major axis

7,355.835 km

Eccentricity

0.0147

Inclination

89.6159°

RAAN

102.7354°

Arg. of periapsis

6.6761°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

353.6316°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.44029 °/min

Orbital period

104.64 mins

BSTAR

0.0001175

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Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 1966 (1966-03-26 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 2120

SCOUT A DEB, 2353

SCOUT A DEB, 2386

TRANSIT 12 DEB, 3590 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 12 DEB, 12856 (Decayed)

OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12) 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.
10 mins	2025-07-08 07:36:40.253Z	339.062° N	2025-07-08 07:41:40.253Z	281.409° WNW	28.468°	2025-07-08 07:46:40.253Z	224.758° SW
8 mins	2025-07-08 17:38:40.253Z	122.337° SE	2025-07-08 17:41:40.253Z	83.534° E	23.463°	2025-07-08 17:46:40.253Z	23.258° NE
9 mins	2025-07-08 19:22:40.253Z	214.608° SW	2025-07-08 19:26:40.253Z	281.253° WNW	32.097°	2025-07-08 19:31:40.253Z	342.349° N
11 mins	2025-07-09 06:19:40.253Z	10.768° NNE	2025-07-09 06:23:40.253Z	64.581° ENE	42.658°	2025-07-09 06:30:40.253Z	173.566° S

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Check out OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12), 2119 on other resources

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