OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 11 Oct 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 17 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
| Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)
1 2980U 67096A 24355.99387830 .00001599 00000-0 31159-3 0 9999
2 2980 99.2364 358.2319 0094214 323.5985 35.8829 14.61975914 28675Epoch: 2024-12-20T23:51Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T23:51:11.085Z)
| Latitude | -0.00006° |
| Longitude | -89.61569° |
| Altitude | 636.033 km |
| Speed | 7.569 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 52m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 18.2684° |
| Longitude | -91.90817° |
| Altitude | 652.512 km |
| Speed | 7.552 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 15m 36s |
| Apparent Declination | -10° 20' 41" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:24:07 |
| Azimuth | 52.822° ENE |
| Elevation | -48.953° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 750.465 km |
| Perigee altitude | 617.395 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,062.067 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0094214 |
| Inclination | 99.2364° |
| RAAN | 358.2319° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 323.5985° |
| True anomaly | 36.52177° |
| Mean anomaly | 35.8829° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 36.20173° |
| Mean motion | 3.65717 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00031159 |
| Orbital period | 98.44 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #96 in the year 1967 (1967-10-11 UTC)
| OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4), 2980 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2985 |
OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) 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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| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 23:01:41.177Z | 86.042° E | 2024-12-21 23:03:41.177Z | 57.652° ENE | 14.266° | 2024-12-21 23:05:41.177Z | 31.061° NE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-22 00:37:41.177Z | 186.809° SSW | 2024-12-22 00:40:41.177Z | 285.181° WNW | 39.348° | 2024-12-22 00:44:41.177Z | 337.457° NNW |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-22 12:35:41.177Z | 51.72° ENE | 2024-12-22 12:37:41.177Z | 86.267° E | 26.902° | 2024-12-22 12:41:41.177Z | 153.542° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-22 14:12:41.177Z | 339.768° N | 2024-12-22 14:15:41.177Z | 285.857° WNW | 26.409° | 2024-12-22 14:18:41.177Z | 240.4° WSW |
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