Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18) at a glance.
Uptime
21006
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
International designator: 1968-012A
Object number (NORAD): 3133
Object ID (CCSDS): 3133
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.546 minutes
Inclination: 90.0205 deg
SMA: 7444.754 km
Apoapsis: 1123.22 km
Periapsis: 1010.018 km
RAAN: 273.4151 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0076028
Argument of periapsis: 98.9943 deg
Mean anomaly: 325.3899 deg
Mean motion: 13.51534717 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000156 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021949591 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 4, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 4, 2025, 3:11 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18)
TLE line 1: 1 03133U 68012A 25247.13282000 .00000156 00000-0 21950-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 03133 90.0205 273.4151 0076028 98.9943 325.3899 13.51534717555737
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7034 (TRANSIT 18).
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 7034 (TRANSIT 18) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Scout A | Transit-O 18’, on board a Scout A space rocket.
The launch took place on March 2, 1968, 3:55 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 5.
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Scout A | Transit-O 18
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 2, 1968, 3:55 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Scout A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 5
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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