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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE-3A
Mass
~234 kg wet, 132 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown
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0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1 01458U 65058A 25310.52680037 -.00000709 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991
2 01458 26.5235 18.7656 4980849 309.2097 0.9885 0.21363206 11586Epoch: 2025-11-06T12:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-06T12:38:35.551Z)
Latitude
-19.99622°
Longitude
96.45367°
Altitude
54,220.017 km
Speed
3.128 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 08m 20s
True Declination
-19° 58' 60"
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
02:52:55
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
170,698.957 km
Perigee altitude
52,949.387 km
Semi-major axis
118,202.309 km
Eccentricity
0.49808
Inclination
26.5235°
RAAN
18.7656°
Arg. of periapsis
309.2097°
True anomaly
3.40118°
Mean anomaly
0.9885°
Eccentric anomaly
1.96907°
Mean motion
0.05341 °/min
Orbital period
6,740.6 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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| 645 mins | 2025-11-05 12:14:20.996Z | 100.037° ESE | 2025-11-05 17:34:20.996Z | 172.407° S | 33.956° | 2025-11-05 22:59:20.996Z | 239.617° WSW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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