Key statistics
Satellite TRANSIT 18 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
20764
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.1
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
90.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TRANSIT 18 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: TRANSIT 18 DEB
International designator: 1968-012G
Object number (NORAD): 42668
Object ID (CCSDS): 42668
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Decay date: Jan. 6, 2025
Period: 102.02 minutes
Inclination: 89.9981 deg
SMA: 7232.401 km
Apoapsis: 899.752 km
Periapsis: 808.781 km
RAAN: 267.9538 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0062891
Argument of periapsis: 210.5887 deg
Mean anomaly: 149.1626 deg
Mean motion: 14.11493818 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00036247 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.01954 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 11, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 2:29 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TRANSIT 18 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 42668U 68012G 24042.60361323 .00036247 00000-0 19540-1 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 42668 89.9981 267.9538 0062891 210.5887 149.1626 14.11493818514086
Live tracking on map
Satellite TRANSIT 18 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite TRANSIT 18 DEB has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
Associated 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.
TRANSIT 18 DEB 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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