OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459 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
~224 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
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 months ago
TLE from 3 months ago
0 OPS 6564 (VELA 6)
1 01459U 65058B 25156.91106827 -.00001638 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 01459 41.1385 10.7885 4789719 77.3100 359.1419 0.21394714 8455Epoch: 2025-06-05T21:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T21:51:56.298Z)
Latitude
39.7997°
Longitude
-139.14083°
Altitude
54,281.424 km
Speed
3.125 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 33m 39s
True Declination
39° 46' 47"
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
19:19:20
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
168,267.772 km
Perigee altitude
55,147.999 km
Semi-major axis
118,086.023 km
Eccentricity
0.47897
Inclination
41.1385°
RAAN
10.7885°
Arg. of periapsis
77.31°
True anomaly
357.22594°
Mean anomaly
359.1419°
Eccentric anomaly
358.35327°
Mean motion
0.05349 °/min
Orbital period
6,730.65 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 6564 (VELA 6) Visibility
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| OPS 6564 (VELA 6) is likely not visible in the next few days. |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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