OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17), 2965
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17), 2965 is a payload satellite owned by USN NAVAIR (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Sep 1967 UTC via an SCOUT A 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 4947 (TRANSIT 17) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl + 4 Pan + 1 Rod, Unknown HBR |
| Radar Cross Section | 7.565 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
1 02965U 67092A 24355.89091425 .00000202 00000-0 28196-3 0 9996
2 02965 89.2367 51.8376 0047662 189.9853 344.4237 13.53336146822708Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:22:54.991Z)
| Latitude | 5.65658° |
| Longitude | -178.91667° |
| Altitude | 1,028.267 km |
| Speed | 7.355 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 27m 02s |
| True Declination | 5° 37' 27" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 71.10289° |
| Longitude | 3.32772° |
| Altitude | 1,088.375 km |
| Speed | 7.306 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 03m 40s |
| Apparent Declination | 24° 19' 20" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 11:52:33 |
| Azimuth | 342.318° N |
| Elevation | -23.657° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 1,092.493 km |
| Perigee altitude | 1,021.618 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,435.193 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0047662 |
| Inclination | 89.2367° |
| RAAN | 51.8376° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 189.9853° |
| True anomaly | 344.2762° |
| Mean anomaly | 344.4237° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 344.35003° |
| Mean motion | 3.38536 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00028196 |
| Orbital period | 106.34 mins |
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OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2024-12-21 14:52:41.871Z | 33.668° NE | 2024-12-21 14:56:41.871Z | 72.701° E | 18.627° | 2024-12-21 15:00:41.871Z | 115.982° SE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-21 16:38:41.871Z | 352.002° N | 2024-12-21 16:43:41.871Z | 286.656° WNW | 41.291° | 2024-12-21 16:49:41.871Z | 198.113° SSW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-22 02:51:41.871Z | 97.627° ESE | 2024-12-22 02:53:41.871Z | 76.752° E | 17.597° | 2024-12-22 02:57:41.871Z | 36.938° NE |
| 11 mins | 2024-12-22 04:34:41.871Z | 188.711° SSW | 2024-12-22 04:39:41.871Z | 274.982° WNW | 43.444° | 2024-12-22 04:45:41.871Z | 353.66° N |
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