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OPS 0441 (14675)
COSPAR: 1984-009A | Alt Name: OPS 0441
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Launch Details
Launch Date
January 31, 1984
Launch Site
Launch Pad
LC40
Launch Vehicle
Titan 34D/Transtage
Orbital Elements
NORAD ID
14675
International Designator
1984-009A
Epoch
Sat, 04 Jul 2026 01:20:49 GMT
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Inclination
6.10°
Right Ascension
2.94°
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Argument of Perigee
26.39°
Period
1434.78 min
Mean Motion
1.00 rev/day
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Basic Satellite Info
Name
OPS 0441
Alternative Name
OPS 0441
Type
Payload
Status
Unknown
Owner
NRO/SAFSP
Country
United States
Constellation
N/A
Related Satellites
Major Events
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Latest TLEs
1 14675U 84009A 26185.05612587 -.00000021 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 14675 6.0956 2.9438 0882706 26.3883 150.0141 1.00363717 7915
Source: Celestrak
Summary
OPS 0441 (NORAD_CAT_ID: 14675) is a US satellite, also known as Vortex and designated OBJECT_ID: 1984-009A, launched on January 31, 1984, from the AFETR launch site, LC40 pad, using the Titan 34D/Transtage launch vehicle. The spacecraft has a box-like shape with two panels and a dish antenna approximately 38 meters in diameter, spans 30 meters, measures 6 meters in length, and has a diameter of 2.5 meters. It weighs about 1000 kilograms at launch and 900 kilograms when dry. The satellite is equipped for SIGINT (Signals Intelligence), COMINT (Communications Intelligence), and ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) missions, powered by solar arrays and batteries, and features 3-axis stabilization. Manufactured by TRW, OPS 0441 was owned and operated by the NRO/SAFSP and had a mission lifetime of over 25 years reaching number ten in its series.
Physical Characteristics
Length
6
Diameter
2.5
Span
30
Dry Mass
900
Launch Mass
1000
Shape
Box + 2 Pan + Dish
Radar Cross Section
Unknown
Visual Magnitude
Unknown
Color
Unknown
Material Composition
Unknown
Technical Details
Payload
VORTEX 11
Purpose
SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT
Mission
SIGINT, COMINT, ELINT
Manufacturer
TRW
Life Expectancy
+25 years (reached #10)
Bus
Vortex
Configuration
~ 38 m � Dish Antenna, 3-Axis-Stabilization
Motor
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Equipment
?
Power System
Solar arrays, batteries
ADCS
Unknown
Transmitter Frequency
Unknown
Map
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