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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GD/Convair
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
OV1, Unknown motor
Mass
106 kg wet, 106 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 15 hours ago
TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OV1-9
1 2610U 66111A 25321.68130655 .00001451 00000-0 57475-3 0 9993
2 2610 99.1095 219.0954 2274981 340.8308 11.9010 10.39596493211053Epoch: 2025-11-17T16:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-17T16:21:04.885Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-83.15321°
Altitude
546.735 km
Speed
8.38 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 36m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:06:51
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
4,504.261 km
Perigee altitude
470.487 km
Semi-major axis
8,865.511 km
Eccentricity
0.2275
Inclination
99.1095°
RAAN
219.0954°
Arg. of periapsis
340.8308°
True anomaly
19.28432°
Mean anomaly
11.901°
Eccentric anomaly
15.35188°
Mean motion
2.60008 °/min
Orbital period
138.46 mins
BSTAR
0.00057475
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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 1966 (1966-12-11 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OV1-9 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. |
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| 10 mins | 2025-11-18 07:16:57.424Z | 224.389° SW | 2025-11-18 07:16:57.424Z | 224.389° SW | 30.154° | 2025-11-18 07:26:57.424Z | 217.062° SW |
| 27 mins | 2025-11-18 09:03:57.424Z | 354.254° N | 2025-11-18 09:14:57.424Z | 313.027° NW | 24.386° | 2025-11-18 09:30:57.424Z | 269.456° W |
| 11 mins | 2025-11-18 15:36:57.424Z | 83.68° E | 2025-11-18 15:40:57.424Z | 40.949° NE | 22.552° | 2025-11-18 15:47:57.424Z | 0.76° NNE |
| 13 mins | 2025-11-18 17:51:57.424Z | 201.921° SSW | 2025-11-18 17:55:57.424Z | 279.922° WNW | 36.737° | 2025-11-18 18:04:57.424Z | 340.441° N |
| 37 mins | 2025-11-19 03:37:57.424Z | 32.022° NE | 2025-11-19 03:54:57.424Z | 88.6° E | 28.396° | 2025-11-19 04:14:57.424Z | 145.133° SSE |
| 43 mins | 2025-11-19 05:51:57.424Z | 14.274° NNE | 2025-11-19 06:10:57.424Z | 100.308° ESE | 44.966° | 2025-11-19 06:34:57.424Z | 198.564° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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