Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1) at a glance.
Uptime
20864
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: 98.5717 deg
SMA: 7217.74 km
Apoapsis: 877.032 km
Periapsis: 802.177 km
RAAN: 26.7742 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0051855
Argument of periapsis: 214.7817 deg
Mean anomaly: 144.9964 deg
Mean motion: 14.15796837 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000051 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00004665 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, 12:59 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7869 (DMSP 4B F1)
TLE line 1: 1 03266U 68042A 25187.54160887 .00000051 00000-0 46650-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 03266 98.5717 26.7742 0051855 214.7817 144.9964 14.15796837864228
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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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