Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16) at a glance.
Uptime
21236
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.7
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
International designator: 1967-048A
Object number (NORAD): 2807
Object ID (CCSDS): 2807
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.613 minutes
Inclination: 89.6746 deg
SMA: 7447.89 km
Apoapsis: 1084.112 km
Periapsis: 1055.399 km
RAAN: 359.163 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0019276
Argument of periapsis: 207.4819 deg
Mean anomaly: 269.4245 deg
Mean motion: 13.50681235 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000113 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0001591 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 8, 2025, 2:27 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 7, 2025, 9:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
TLE line 1: 1 02807U 67048A 25188.89824431 .00000113 00000-0 15910-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 02807 89.6746 359.1630 0019276 207.4819 269.4245 13.50681235861452
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16).
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 7218 (TRANSIT 16) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 13’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on May 18, 1967, 9:05 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 13
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 18, 1967, 9:05 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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