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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). 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

2965, 1967-092A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

APL

Mission

Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

TRANSIT 5, Unknown motor

Mass

~50 kg wet, ~50 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-09-25 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

SCOUT A

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 12 hours ago

0 OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
1 02965U 67092A   25182.61017384  .00000074  00000-0  93506-4 0  9992
2 02965  89.2424  36.9699 0047604 355.1633  58.2390 13.53409442848778

Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:38Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T14:38:39.019Z)

Latitude

53.95532°

Longitude

-101.56005°

Altitude

1,050.163 km

Speed

7.341 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 32m 01s

True Declination

53° 47' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.22224°

Longitude

-102.53935°

Altitude

1,027.623 km

Speed

7.355 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 29m 24s

Apparent Declination

-14° 24' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:31:21

Azimuth

1.094° NNE

Elevation

-64.485°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,092.18 km

Perigee altitude

1,021.394 km

Semi-major axis

7,434.924 km

Eccentricity

0.00476

Inclination

89.2424°

RAAN

36.9699°

Arg. of periapsis

355.1633°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

58.239°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.38554 °/min

Orbital period

106.33 mins

BSTAR

0.000093506

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Other satellites on launch #92 in the year 1967 (1967-09-25 UTC)

SCOUT A R/B, 2967

SCOUT A DEB, 2994

SCOUT A DEB, 3122

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 12554 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 12555 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 17176 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 20009 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 20652 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 24807 (Decayed)

TRANSIT 17 DEB, 25408 (Decayed)

OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) 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.
12 mins	2025-07-02 03:23:12.442Z	346.139° N	2025-07-02 03:29:12.442Z	278.443° WNW	33.649°	2025-07-02 03:35:12.442Z	212.47° SW
9 mins	2025-07-02 13:35:12.442Z	122.385° SE	2025-07-02 13:39:12.442Z	74.489° E	24.305°	2025-07-02 13:44:12.442Z	22.849° NE
11 mins	2025-07-02 15:20:12.442Z	206.596° SW	2025-07-02 15:25:12.442Z	278.48° WNW	35.686°	2025-07-02 15:31:12.442Z	346.559° N
11 mins	2025-07-03 02:28:12.442Z	4.209° NNE	2025-07-03 02:33:12.442Z	58.878° ENE	44.57°	2025-07-03 02:39:12.442Z	178.571° S

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