Key statistics
Satellite OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT) at a glance.
Uptime
19213
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.7
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 8180 (STP RADSAT).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)
International designator: 1972-076B
Object number (NORAD): 6217
Object ID (CCSDS): 6217
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 97.946 minutes
Inclination: 98.6005 deg
SMA: 7038.572 km
Apoapsis: 666.541 km
Periapsis: 654.332 km
RAAN: 85.5306 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0008673
Argument of periapsis: 202.8913 deg
Mean anomaly: 157.1906 deg
Mean motion: 14.7019848 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000927 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00016302 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, 7:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)
TLE line 1: 1 06217U 72076B 25129.82717659 .00000927 00000-0 16302-3 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 06217 98.6005 85.5306 0008673 202.8913 157.1906 14.70198480779501
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Cylindrical satellite used to calibrate optical and radar ground equipment.
OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat’, on board a Atlas Burner 2 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m. from 576A1.
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Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 2, 1972, 8:10 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas Burner 2
Launch pad: 576A1
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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