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OPS 0340, 2125

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 0340, 2125 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 31 Mar 1966 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

2125, 1966-026A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

11 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

RCA/East Windsor

Mission

Defense Weather

Bus & Motor

P35?, Unknown motor

Mass

72 kg wet, 72 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-03-31 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 1

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 0.6 m

Radar Cross Section

0.377 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago

0 OPS 0340
1 02125U 66026A   25181.46996720  .00000323  00000-0  67756-4 0  9993
2 02125  98.0048 355.9149 0146588 268.0685  90.3723 14.60064692108218

Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T11:16:45.166Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-92.05261°

Altitude

698.15 km

Speed

7.506 km/s

True Right ascension

23h 43m 39s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-23.05783°

Longitude

-88.18026°

Altitude

665.479 km

Speed

7.543 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 15m 37s

Apparent Declination

-31° 31' 14"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

10:17:44

Azimuth

301.131° NW

Elevation

-75.591°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

793.647 km

Perigee altitude

586.425 km

Semi-major axis

7,068.173 km

Eccentricity

0.01466

Inclination

98.0048°

RAAN

355.9149°

Arg. of periapsis

268.0685°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

90.3723°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.65243 °/min

Orbital period

98.56 mins

BSTAR

0.000067756

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1966 (1966-03-31 UTC)

THOR ALTAIR R/B, 2129 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2162 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2177

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2178 (Decayed)

THOR ALTAIR DEB, 2179 (Decayed)

OPS 0340 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.
6 mins	2025-06-30 23:24:13.215Z	53.149° ENE	2025-06-30 23:27:13.215Z	94.031° ESE	18.208°	2025-06-30 23:30:13.215Z	133.955° SE
8 mins	2025-07-01 01:01:13.215Z	355.639° N	2025-07-01 01:05:13.215Z	275.225° WNW	35.84°	2025-07-01 01:09:13.215Z	217.124° SW
5 mins	2025-07-01 10:29:13.215Z	88.182° E	2025-07-01 10:31:13.215Z	57.715° ENE	18.657°	2025-07-01 10:34:13.215Z	20.925° NNE
8 mins	2025-07-01 12:04:13.215Z	189.99° SSW	2025-07-01 12:08:13.215Z	273.073° WNW	37.308°	2025-07-01 12:12:13.215Z	334.095° NNW

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