Key statistics
Satellite OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) at a glance.
Uptime
21478
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.4
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)
International designator: 1966-082A
Object number (NORAD): 2418
Object ID (CCSDS): 2418
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 99.753 minutes
Inclination: 98.2951 deg
SMA: 7124.898 km
Apoapsis: 829.235 km
Periapsis: 664.291 km
RAAN: 342.3614 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0115752
Argument of periapsis: 355.3499 deg
Mean anomaly: 4.6606 deg
Mean motion: 14.435598 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000171 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000059542 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, 10:15 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1)
TLE line 1: 1 02418U 66082A 25186.42725365 .00000171 00000-0 59542-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 02418 98.2951 342.3614 0115752 355.3499 4.6606 14.43559800 62259
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
OPS 6026 (DMSP 4A F1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F1’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 16, 1966, 4:36 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 16, 1966, 4:36 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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