OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17)
NORAD 02965· Navigation· LEO
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-24 04:15 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
—
Mass
—
Apogee
1,100 km
Perigee
1,027 km
Inclination
89.26°
Period
1.77 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for OPS 4947 (TRANSIT 17) across 149 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.1 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
1027 × 1100 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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