Key statistics
Satellite OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9) at a glance.
Uptime
22367
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.2
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
90.5
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9)
International designator: 1964-026A
Object number (NORAD): 801
Object ID (CCSDS): 801
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 101.642 minutes
Inclination: 90.4578 deg
SMA: 7214.533 km
Apoapsis: 869.079 km
Periapsis: 803.717 km
RAAN: 172.9785 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00452992
Argument of periapsis: 244.7486 deg
Mean anomaly: 114.9004 deg
Mean motion: 14.16740936 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000603 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00029408367 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, 8:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9)
TLE line 1: 1 00801U 64026A 25241.84921600 .00000603 00000-0 29408-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 00801 90.4578 172.9785 0045299 244.7486 114.9004 14.16740936144893
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The KH-4A (Keyhole-4A) was the fifth optical reconnaissance satellite version in the Corona-program.
OPS 4412 (TRANSIT 9) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 6’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on June 4, 1964, 10:59 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | KH-4A 6
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: June 4, 1964, 10:59 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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