Key statistics
Satellite OPS 8068 at a glance.
Uptime
22011
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.4
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 8068.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 8068
International designator: 1965-072A
Object number (NORAD): 1580
Object ID (CCSDS): 1580
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 100.735 minutes
Inclination: 98.3934 deg
SMA: 7171.561 km
Apoapsis: 957.311 km
Periapsis: 629.541 km
RAAN: 146.0319 deg
Eccentricy: 0.02285207
Argument of periapsis: 231.7411 deg
Mean anomaly: 126.3014 deg
Mean motion: 14.29493478 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000772 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0002426959 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 6:24 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 14, 2025, 7:52 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 8068
TLE line 1: 1 01580U 65072A 25348.32797672 .00000772 00000-0 24270-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01580 98.3934 146.0319 0228521 231.7411 126.3014 14.29493478106606
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 8068.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The DSAP-2 (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 2) satellites series consisted of three modified DSAP-1 military meteorological satellites.
OPS 8068 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F1’, on board a Thor Burner 1 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 10, 1965, 4:41 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 1 | DSAP-2 F1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 10, 1965, 4:41 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 1
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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