Key statistics
Satellite OPS 6226 at a glance.
Uptime
18361
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.3
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 6226.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 6226
International designator: 1975-043A
Object number (NORAD): 7816
Object ID (CCSDS): 7816
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.05 minutes
Inclination: 98.6374 deg
SMA: 7186.489 km
Apoapsis: 845.139 km
Periapsis: 771.569 km
RAAN: 87.9124 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00511863
Argument of periapsis: 308.6602 deg
Mean anomaly: 51.0003 deg
Mean motion: 14.25041746 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000269 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00013195522 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 8:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 6226
TLE line 1: 1 07816U 75043A 25241.84354041 .00000269 00000-0 13196-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 07816 98.6374 87.9124 0051186 308.6602 51.0003 14.25041746318340
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 6226.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Military meteorological satellite
OPS 6226 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2A space rocket.
The launch took place on May 24, 1975, 3:22 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.
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Thor Burner 2A | DMSP-5C F2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 24, 1975, 3:22 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor Burner 2A
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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