Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1) at a glance.
Uptime
20806
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
98.6
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
International designator: 1968-042A
Object number (NORAD): 3266
Object ID (CCSDS): 3266
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.71 minutes
Inclination: 98.5754 deg
SMA: 7217.783 km
Apoapsis: 877.923 km
Periapsis: 801.373 km
RAAN: 330.9486 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0053029
Argument of periapsis: 23.6695 deg
Mean anomaly: 336.6902 deg
Mean motion: 14.1578418 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000113 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000077996 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 10, 2025, 2:32 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 9, 2025, 12:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
TLE line 1: 1 03266U 68042A 25129.52024305 .00000113 00000-0 77996-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 03266 98.5754 330.9486 0053029 23.6695 336.6902 14.15784180856018
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Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
DSAP-4B (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4B) was the sixth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.
OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F1’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on May 23, 1968, 4:38 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4B F1
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 23, 1968, 4:38 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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