Key statistics
Satellite OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10) at a glance.
Uptime
21747
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.1
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
International designator: 1965-109A
Object number (NORAD): 1864
Object ID (CCSDS): 1864
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.429 minutes
Inclination: 89.0611 deg
SMA: 7345.819 km
Apoapsis: 1048.64 km
Periapsis: 886.728 km
RAAN: 269.596 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0110207
Argument of periapsis: 181.4937 deg
Mean anomaly: 178.5917 deg
Mean motion: 13.78930731 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000145 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012396 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:28 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
TLE line 1: 1 01864U 65109A 25187.60323156 .00000145 00000-0 12396-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 01864 89.0611 269.5960 0110207 181.4937 178.5917 13.78930731988473
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The Transit-O series of satellites that closely followed the design of Transit 5C-1 were also called “Oscars” (Oscar is the phonetic alphabet for “O”, i. e., operational). They were also called NNS (Navy Navigation Satellite) or shortened NavSat.
OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 6’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on Dec. 22, 1965, 4:33 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Dec. 22, 1965, 4:33 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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