Key statistics
Satellite OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) at a glance.
Uptime
21269
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
89.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
International designator: 1967-092A
Object number (NORAD): 2965
Object ID (CCSDS): 2965
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.394 minutes
Inclination: 89.2492 deg
SMA: 7437.712 km
Apoapsis: 1094.175 km
Periapsis: 1024.979 km
RAAN: 24.0451 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00465171
Argument of periapsis: 219.2246 deg
Mean anomaly: 314.3062 deg
Mean motion: 13.53454821 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000154 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021058008 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 18, 2025, 2:19 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 17, 2025, 8:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
TLE line 1: 1 02965U 67092A 25351.86173172 .00000154 00000-0 21058-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02965 89.2492 24.0451 0046517 219.2246 314.3062 13.53454821871666
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17).
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 4947 (TRANSIT 17) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 14’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on Sept. 25, 1967, 8:25 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 14
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Sept. 25, 1967, 8:25 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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