Key statistics
Satellite OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10) at a glance.
Uptime
21809
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: 104.427 minutes
Inclination: 89.0555 deg
SMA: 7345.755 km
Apoapsis: 1048.318 km
Periapsis: 886.922 km
RAAN: 263.498 deg
Eccentricy: 0.01098565
Argument of periapsis: 358.3014 deg
Mean anomaly: 1.7764 deg
Mean motion: 13.78948608 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000253 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00022572308 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 6, 2025, 2:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 5, 2025, 6:35 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1509 (TRANSIT 10)
TLE line 1: 1 01864U 65109A 25248.77457518 .00000253 00000-0 22572-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 01864 89.0555 263.4980 0109857 358.3014 1.7764 13.78948608996901
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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