OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1), 3266
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1), 3266 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in SSO that was launched on Thu, 23 May 1968 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 7869 (DMSP 4B F1) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 16 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
| Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4B, 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 16 hours ago
0 OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
1 03266U 68042A 24356.57552691 .00000160 00000-0 10119-3 0 9999
2 03266 98.5813 197.1381 0053562 62.0340 298.6241 14.15708840836354Epoch: 2024-12-21T13:48Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T13:48:45.525Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -100.6763° |
| Altitude | 824.45 km |
| Speed | 7.45 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 08m 33s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -63.83682° |
| Longitude | 62.19031° |
| Altitude | 902.802 km |
| Speed | 7.38 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 19h 43m 28s |
| Apparent Declination | -63° 09' 37" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 05:18:31 |
| Azimuth | 210.633° SW |
| Elevation | -58.414° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 875.706 km |
| Perigee altitude | 798.414 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,215.197 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0053562 |
| Inclination | 98.5813° |
| RAAN | 197.1381° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 62.034° |
| True anomaly | 298.08361° |
| Mean anomaly | 298.6241° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 298.35403° |
| Mean motion | 3.54137 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00010119 |
| Orbital period | 101.66 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #42 in the year 1968 (1968-05-23 UTC)
| OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1), 3266 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 3271 |
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 mins | 2024-12-22 12:02:48.426Z | 85.655° E | 2024-12-22 12:04:48.426Z | 62.291° ENE | 13.162° | 2024-12-22 12:06:48.426Z | 38.28° NE |
| 9 mins | 2024-12-22 13:40:48.426Z | 171.735° S | 2024-12-22 13:44:48.426Z | 258.342° W | 44.35° | 2024-12-22 13:49:48.426Z | 343.645° N |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-23 02:01:48.426Z | 32.252° NE | 2024-12-23 02:05:48.426Z | 113.302° SE | 36.37° | 2024-12-23 02:09:48.426Z | 170.706° S |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-23 03:42:48.426Z | 333.666° NNW | 2024-12-23 03:45:48.426Z | 291.85° WNW | 20.537° | 2024-12-23 03:48:48.426Z | 253.309° W |
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