OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Jul 1965 UTC via an ATLAS AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6577 (VELA 5) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | in 2 days |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | VELA, BE-3A |
| Mass | ~234 kg wet, 132 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | RCS unknown |
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TLE from in 2 days
0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1 01458U 65058A 24263.71135317 -.00001013 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 01458 23.5810 21.8953 4880077 293.5718 0.9684 0.21344263 10694Epoch: 2024-09-19T17:04Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-19T17:04:20.913Z)
| Latitude | -21.83984° |
| Longitude | 59.9093° |
| Altitude | 54,194.679 km |
| Speed | 3.129 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 00m 21s |
| True Declination | -21° 49' 33" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 17.04371° |
| Longitude | -98.08673° |
| Altitude | 162,128.105 km |
| Speed | 1.167 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 10h 21m 30s |
| Apparent Declination | 15° 47' 28" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 15:42:26 |
| Azimuth | 276.256° WNW |
| Elevation | 17.448° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 169,611.896 km |
| Perigee | 54,176.349 km |
| Semi-major axis | 118,272.26 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.4880077 |
| Inclination | 23.581° |
| RAAN | 21.8953° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 293.5718° |
| True anomaly | 3.22338° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.9684° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 1.89111° |
| Mean motion | 0.05336 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6746.58 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 1965 (1965-07-20 UTC)
| OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458 |
| OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459 |
| ERS 17, 1460 (Decayed) |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2428 (Decayed) |
OPS 6577 (VELA 5) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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