OV1-13, 3173
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV1-13, 3173 is a payload satellite owned by USAF OAR (US) that was launched on Sat, 06 Apr 1968 UTC via an ATLAS F 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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OV1-13 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 14 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | GD/Convair |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | OV1, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 107 kg wet, 107 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Domed Cyl, 1.4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.946 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OV1-13
1 03173U 68026A 24356.67062511 .00000126 00000-0 19543-3 0 9998
2 03173 99.9431 218.9792 3847783 5.1753 357.9219 7.25657833498845Epoch: 2024-12-21T16:05Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T16:05:42.009Z)
| Latitude | 0.00009° |
| Longitude | -113.1643° |
| Altitude | 564.488 km |
| Speed | 8.916 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 14h 35m 55s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 62.33928° |
| Longitude | 86.49142° |
| Altitude | 4,792.946 km |
| Speed | 6.007 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 12m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | 75° 25' 53" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 05:01:57 |
| Azimuth | 341.118° N |
| Elevation | 39.069° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 9,224.832 km |
| Perigee altitude | 553.864 km |
| Semi-major axis | 11,267.485 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.3847783 |
| Inclination | 99.9431° |
| RAAN | 218.9792° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 5.1753° |
| True anomaly | 354.93599° |
| Mean anomaly | 357.9219° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 356.62342° |
| Mean motion | 1.81469 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00019543 |
| Orbital period | 198.38 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 1968 (1968-04-06 UTC)
| OV1-13, 3173 |
| OV1-14, 3174 |
| OV1-14 R/B, 3177 |
| OV1-13 R/B, 3212 |
OV1-13 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 mins | 2024-12-22 05:57:16.517Z | 341.076° N | 2024-12-22 06:06:16.517Z | 304.687° NW | 37.07° | 2024-12-22 06:48:16.517Z | 244.462° WSW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 09:07:16.517Z | 346.467° N | 2024-12-22 09:11:16.517Z | 333.995° NNW | 11.822° | 2024-12-22 09:17:16.517Z | 319.548° NNW |
| 10 mins | 2024-12-22 15:22:16.517Z | 201.692° SSW | 2024-12-22 15:24:16.517Z | 265.118° W | 39.11° | 2024-12-22 15:32:16.517Z | 340.872° N |
| 79 mins | 2024-12-23 01:44:16.517Z | 26.698° NE | 2024-12-23 02:11:16.517Z | 101.447° ESE | 37.835° | 2024-12-23 03:03:16.517Z | 175.432° S |
| 59 mins | 2024-12-23 04:58:16.517Z | 8.758° NNE | 2024-12-23 05:19:16.517Z | 296.241° NW | 41.775° | 2024-12-23 05:57:16.517Z | 233.339° WSW |
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