OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4) at a glance.

Uptime

21204

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: 98.451 minutes

Inclination: 99.2138 deg

SMA: 7062.75 km

Apoapsis: 751.47 km

Periapsis: 617.761 km

RAAN: 346.1845 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00946576

Argument of periapsis: 96.4249 deg

Mean anomaly: 264.7739 deg

Mean motion: 14.62655308 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000795 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00015819822 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 1:59 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 1264 (DMSP 4A F4)

TLE line 1: 1 02980U 67096A 25301.58321518 .00000795 00000-0 15820-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 02980 99.2138 346.1845 0094658 96.4249 264.7739 14.62655308 53264

Live tracking on map

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Associated 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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Launch to space Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F4
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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