OV2-5, 3428
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OV2-5, 3428 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) that was launched on Thu, 26 Sep 1968 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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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OV2-5 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | Active |
| Last TLE update | 8 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Northrop |
| Mission status | Non-operational |
| Mission | Civil Science |
| Bus & Motor | OV2, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²) |
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TLE from 8 hours ago
0 OV2-5
1 03428U 68081A 24261.57142993 -.00000238 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 03428 1.0647 7.2261 0079754 314.3447 141.6079 1.01561241114581Epoch: 2024-09-17T13:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-17T13:42:51.545Z)
| Latitude | 1.03581° |
| Longitude | -98.96295° |
| Altitude | 35,690.278 km |
| Speed | 3.069 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 06h 54m 56s |
| True Declination | 1° 02' 05" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -0.51599° |
| Longitude | 14.73034° |
| Altitude | 35,509.277 km |
| Speed | 3.082 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 32m 58s |
| Apparent Declination | -6° 51' 04" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:05:05 |
| Azimuth | 170.552° S |
| Elevation | 42.792° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 35,763.459 km |
| Perigee | 35,096.585 km |
| Semi-major axis | 41,808.159 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0079754 |
| Inclination | 1.0647° |
| RAAN | 7.2261° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 314.3447° |
| True anomaly | 142.17107° |
| Mean anomaly | 141.6079° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 141.88992° |
| Mean motion | 0.25389 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1417.92 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #81 in the year 1968 (1968-09-26 UTC)
OV2-5 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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