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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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Identifier	1458, 1965-058A
Orbit	HEO
Last TLE update	2 months ago
Origin	USAF SSD (US)
Manufacturer	TRW
Mission	Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	VELA, BE-3A
Mass	~234 kg wet, 132 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1965-07-20 (60 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS AGENA D
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Poly, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section	2.240 m²

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TLE from 2 months ago

0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1 01458U 65058A   25024.37585311 -.00001404  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 01458  24.3563  21.4229 4911159 298.2206 358.9854  0.21340371 10972

Epoch: 2025-01-24T09:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-24T09:01:13.708Z)

Latitude	-21.48251°
Longitude	61.84036°
Altitude	52,954.809 km
Speed	3.173 km/s
True Right ascension	21h 24m 20s
True Declination	-21° 28' 06"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-20.18264°
Longitude	-5.20198°
Altitude	68,059.016 km
Speed	2.709 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 05m 29s
Apparent Declination	-21° 56' 47"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	07:27:00
Azimuth	69.706° E
Elevation	-55.068°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	170,000.943 km
Perigee altitude	53,816.05 km
Semi-major axis	118,286.633 km
Eccentricity	0.4911159
Inclination	24.3563°
RAAN	21.4229°
Arg. of periapsis	298.2206°
True anomaly	356.58844°
Mean anomaly	358.9854°
Eccentric anomaly	358.00661°
Mean motion	0.05335 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	6747.81 mins