Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16) at a glance.
Uptime
21297
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: 106.612 minutes
Inclination: 89.6817 deg
SMA: 7447.846 km
Apoapsis: 1085.49 km
Periapsis: 1053.932 km
RAAN: 357.1745 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00211865
Argument of periapsis: 41.1947 deg
Mean anomaly: 83.4173 deg
Mean motion: 13.5069327 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000142 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00020522334 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 7, 2025, 3:09 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 6, 2025, 8:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7218 (TRANSIT 16)
TLE line 1: 1 02807U 67048A 25249.86806759 .00000142 00000-0 20522-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 02807 89.6817 357.1745 0021186 41.1947 83.4173 13.50693270869683
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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