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OPS 6393 (FLTSATCOM 3), 11669

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6393 (FLTSATCOM 3), 11669 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Fri, 18 Jan 1980 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

11669, 1980-004A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

FLTSATCOM, STAR 37F

Mass

1,876 kg wet, 822 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1980-01-18 (45 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS SLV-3D CENTAUR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 13.2 m

Radar Cross Section

11.308 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 6393 (FLTSATCOM 3)
1 11669U 80004A   25177.70850782 -.00000181  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 11669   6.9040 308.1031 0022952 233.1701 326.1131  1.00263523166290

Epoch: 2025-06-26T17:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-26T17:00:15.075Z)

Latitude

-2.24928°

Longitude

-23.0239°

Altitude

35,708.86 km

Speed

3.08 km/s

True Right ascension

09h 48m 26s

True Declination

-2° 14' 49"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

5.35822°

Longitude

-171.31992°

Altitude

35,884.13 km

Speed

3.068 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 21m 59s

Apparent Declination

0° 10' 35"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

18:26:38

Azimuth

90.881° ESE

Elevation

0.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,886.743 km

Perigee altitude

35,693.175 km

Semi-major axis

42,168.096 km

Eccentricity

0.0023

Inclination

6.904°

RAAN

308.1031°

Arg. of periapsis

233.1701°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

326.1131°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25065 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.27 mins

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