OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16), 2807 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 18 May 1967 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
APL
Mission
Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor
Mass
~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
7.565 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 19 hours ago
TLE from 19 hours ago
0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
1 02807U 67048A 25260.21937523 .00000086 00000-0 11710-3 0 9996
2 02807 89.6819 356.8410 0020196 12.2668 15.6206 13.50695208871083Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T05:15:54.019Z)
Latitude
27.98872°
Longitude
-78.36436°
Altitude
1,058.713 km
Speed
7.332 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 48m 02s
True Declination
27° 51' 08"
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
16:38:13
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,081.787 km
Perigee altitude
1,051.715 km
Semi-major axis
7,444.888 km
Eccentricity
0.00202
Inclination
89.6819°
RAAN
356.841°
Arg. of periapsis
12.2668°
True anomaly
15.68307°
Mean anomaly
15.6206°
Eccentric anomaly
15.65182°
Mean motion
3.37875 °/min
Orbital period
106.55 mins
BSTAR
0.0001171
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Other satellites on launch #48 in the year 1967 (1967-05-18 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.OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16) 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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| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 06:08:02.989Z | 143.171° SSE | 2025-09-18 06:13:02.989Z | 82.631° E | 32.968° | 2025-09-18 06:19:02.989Z | 13.581° NNE |
| 10 mins | 2025-09-18 07:55:02.989Z | 222.2° SW | 2025-09-18 08:00:02.989Z | 283.126° WNW | 27.202° | 2025-09-18 08:05:02.989Z | 336.163° NNW |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-18 17:19:02.989Z | 46.034° ENE | 2025-09-18 17:22:02.989Z | 76.415° E | 17.105° | 2025-09-18 17:26:02.989Z | 115.388° SE |
| 11 mins | 2025-09-18 19:04:02.989Z | 355.479° N | 2025-09-18 19:09:02.989Z | 286.657° WNW | 43.396° | 2025-09-18 19:15:02.989Z | 193.695° SSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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