OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Fri, 16 Sep 1966 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 4 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
| Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 4 hours ago
0 OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)
1 2418U 66082A 24356.46036096 .00001006 00000-0 28870-3 0 9996
2 2418 98.2676 151.7127 0115620 228.1893 130.9379 14.43235491 54699Epoch: 2024-12-21T11:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T11:02:55.186Z)
| Latitude | 0.00001° |
| Longitude | -104.52844° |
| Altitude | 805.323 km |
| Speed | 7.422 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 10h 06m 51s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 1.60669° |
| Longitude | 75.8721° |
| Altitude | 696.417 km |
| Speed | 7.536 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 46m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 31' 56" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:14:47 |
| Azimuth | 69.452° E |
| Elevation | -53.028° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 827.291 km |
| Perigee altitude | 662.578 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,123.072 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.011562 |
| Inclination | 98.2676° |
| RAAN | 151.7127° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 228.1893° |
| True anomaly | 131.92932° |
| Mean anomaly | 130.9379° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 131.43455° |
| Mean motion | 3.61029 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0002887 |
| Orbital period | 99.71 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #82 in the year 1966 (1966-09-16 UTC)
| OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1), 2418 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2422 |
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-21 23:16:32.622Z | 18.395° NNE | 2024-12-21 23:21:32.622Z | 130.005° SE | 42.556° | 2024-12-21 23:25:32.622Z | 184.603° SSW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 10:28:32.622Z | 160.403° S | 2024-12-22 10:32:32.622Z | 16.711° NNE | 43.84° | 2024-12-22 10:36:32.622Z | 349.608° N |
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