Key statistics
Satellite OPS 0252 at a glance.
Uptime
15596
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.9
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
63.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 0252.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 0252
International designator: 1983-008A
Object number (NORAD): 13791
Object ID (CCSDS): 13791
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.961 minutes
Inclination: 63.3055 deg
SMA: 7323.866 km
Apoapsis: 1462.637 km
Periapsis: 428.824 km
RAAN: 237.0823 deg
Eccentricy: 0.07057837
Argument of periapsis: 132.1825 deg
Mean anomaly: 234.141 deg
Mean motion: 13.85135335 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004544 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00052500071 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 21, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 21, 2025, 5:38 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 0252
TLE line 1: 1 13791U 83008A 25294.23518408 .00004544 00000-0 52500-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 13791 63.3055 237.0823 0705784 132.1825 234.1410 13.85135335 73162
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 0252.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Parcae satellites were passive ELINT satellites. MSD satellites were dispensers of triplets of ocean surveillance satellites.
OPS 0252 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5’, on board a Atlas H space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 9, 1983, 1:47 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas H | Parcae 5A,B,C & MSD 5
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 9, 1983, 1:47 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas H
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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