OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT) at a glance.

Uptime

19385

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: 97.923 minutes

Inclination: 98.6221 deg

SMA: 7037.463 km

Apoapsis: 666.463 km

Periapsis: 652.193 km

RAAN: 266.6457 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00101392

Argument of periapsis: 38.3873 deg

Mean anomaly: 321.8051 deg

Mean motion: 14.70545849 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001395 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00023874494 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 28, 2025, 10:52 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT)

TLE line 1: 1 06217U 72076B 25301.45340937 .00001395 00000-0 23874-3 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 06217 98.6221 266.6457 0010139 38.3873 321.8051 14.70545849804726

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Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 8180 (STP RADSAT).

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Atlas Burner 2 | Radcat
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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