Key statistics
Satellite OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) at a glance.
Uptime
21089
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)
International designator: 1967-096A
Object number (NORAD): 2980
Object ID (CCSDS): 2980
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 98.463 minutes
Inclination: 99.2264 deg
SMA: 7063.297 km
Apoapsis: 752.256 km
Periapsis: 618.068 km
RAAN: 218.9713 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0094989
Argument of periapsis: 82.987 deg
Mean anomaly: 278.212 deg
Mean motion: 14.62485481 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000502 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00010454 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 2:34 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)
TLE line 1: 1 02980U 67096A 25187.60750855 .00000502 00000-0 10454-3 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 02980 99.2264 218.9713 0094989 82.9870 278.2120 14.62485481 36607
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4).
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 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F4’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 11, 1967, 7:57 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 11, 1967, 7:57 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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