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OV2-5, 3428

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OV2-5, 3428 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Sep 1968 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). 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	3428, 1968-081A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	9 hours ago
Origin	SAMSO (US)
Manufacturer	Northrop
Mission	Non-operational Civil Science
Bus & Motor	OV2, Unknown motor
Mass	~200 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1968-09-26 (57 years ago)
Launch vehicle	TITAN IIIC
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 4 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section	1.167 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 9 hours ago

0 OV2-5
1 03428U 68081A   25093.84312409 -.00000301  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 03428   1.2253  28.3862 0081186 297.7910 268.8765  1.01560769116599

Epoch: 2025-04-03T20:14Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-03T20:14:05.921Z)

Latitude	-0.52573°
Longitude	98.19949°
Altitude	35,439.253 km
Speed	3.087 km/s
True Right ascension	15h 36m 32s
True Declination	0° 31' 31"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-0.281°
Longitude	-121.00764°
Altitude	35,202.418 km
Speed	3.105 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 48m 44s
Apparent Declination	-5° 18' 29"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:12:50
Azimuth	321.733° NNW
Elevation	-49.217°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	35,769.576 km
Perigee altitude	35,090.727 km
Semi-major axis	41,808.289 km
Eccentricity	0.0081186
Inclination	1.2253°
RAAN	28.3862°
Arg. of periapsis	297.791°
True anomaly	267.94658°
Mean anomaly	268.8765°
Eccentric anomaly	268.41152°
Mean motion	0.25389 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1417.92 mins