Key statistics
Satellite OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12) at a glance.
Uptime
21652
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12)
International designator: 1966-024A
Object number (NORAD): 2119
Object ID (CCSDS): 2119
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.706 minutes
Inclination: 89.6159 deg
SMA: 7358.825 km
Apoapsis: 1089.103 km
Periapsis: 872.277 km
RAAN: 102.8353 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0147324
Argument of periapsis: 14.1056 deg
Mean anomaly: 346.4155 deg
Mean motion: 13.75276524 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000144 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001286 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 7:26 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12)
TLE line 1: 1 02119U 66024A 25186.30987258 .00000144 00000-0 12860-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 02119 89.6159 102.8353 0147324 14.1056 346.4155 13.75276524967500
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 1117 (TRANSIT 12).
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 1117 (TRANSIT 12) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 8’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 26, 1966, 3:31 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 26, 1966, 3:31 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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