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). 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
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
Shape & HBR
Poly, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.240 m²
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TLE from 2 months ago
0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1 1458U 65058A 25188.59104469 -.00001295 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 1458 25.5367 20.1057 4942696 304.4325 358.7368 0.21346139 85455Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-07T14:11:06.261Z)
Latitude
-20.75153°
Longitude
-170.81167°
Altitude
53,370.065 km
Speed
3.158 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 51m 03s
True Declination
-20° 44' 17"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:35:35
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
170,342.126 km
Perigee altitude
53,432.227 km
Semi-major axis
118,265.313 km
Eccentricity
0.49427
Inclination
25.5367°
RAAN
20.1057°
Arg. of periapsis
304.4325°
True anomaly
355.70919°
Mean anomaly
358.7368°
Eccentric anomaly
357.503°
Mean motion
0.05337 °/min
Orbital period
6,745.99 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 1965 (1965-07-20 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPS 6577 (VELA 5) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 568 mins | 2025-09-16 09:53:39.143Z | 148.618° SSE | 2025-09-16 11:41:39.143Z | 191.001° SSW | 42.492° | 2025-09-16 19:21:39.143Z | 290.974° WNW |
| 68 mins | 2025-09-17 08:45:39.143Z | 66.879° ENE | 2025-09-17 09:53:39.143Z | 75.473° E | 20.019° | 2025-09-17 09:53:39.143Z | 75.473° E |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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