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OV1-9, 2610

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV1-9, 2610 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) in LEO that was launched on Sun, 11 Dec 1966 UTC via an ATLAS D 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

2610, 1966-111A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

US Air Force Office of Aerospace Research (US)

Manufacturer

GD/Convair

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

OV1, Unknown motor

Mass

106 kg wet, 106 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-12-11 (60 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

DOMED CYL, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago

0 OV1-9
1 02610U 66111A   26319.29104274  .00000906  00000-0  36296-3 0  9998
2 02610  99.1239  59.6198 2270587 146.0808 230.8773 10.40040467248741

Epoch: 2026-11-15T06:59Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-15T06:59:06.092Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

-99.53917°

Altitude

3,982.683 km

Speed

5.657 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 58m 28s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

15:20:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

4,497.27 km

Perigee altitude

472.432 km

Semi-major axis

8,862.988 km

Eccentricity

0.22706

Inclination

99.1239°

RAAN

59.6198°

Arg. of periapsis

146.0808°

True anomaly

214.0108°

Mean anomaly

230.8773°

Eccentric anomaly

222.1474°

Mean motion

2.6012 °/min

Orbital period

138.4 mins

BSTAR

0.00036296

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 1966 (1966-12-11 UTC)

OV1-10 R/B, 2621

OV1-9 R/B, 2622

OV1-10, 2611 (Decayed)

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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.
5 mins	2026-11-15 19:17:23.502Z	37.087° NE	2026-11-15 19:20:23.502Z	115.939° SE	30.85°	2026-11-15 19:22:23.502Z	160.201° S
11 mins	2026-11-16 04:02:23.502Z	85.659° E	2026-11-16 04:08:23.502Z	58.403° ENE	16.867°	2026-11-16 04:13:23.502Z	27.361° NE
27 mins	2026-11-16 06:06:23.502Z	151.447° SSE	2026-11-16 06:23:23.502Z	85.764° E	73.125°	2026-11-16 06:33:23.502Z	351.136° N
24 mins	2026-11-16 08:24:23.502Z	206.34° SW	2026-11-16 08:39:23.502Z	262.564° W	31.981°	2026-11-16 08:48:23.502Z	318.335° NNW

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OV1-9, 2610

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-11-15T06:59:06.092Z)

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 1966 (1966-12-11 UTC)

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