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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
1459, 1965-058B
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
1 month ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE-3A
Mass
~224 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, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.240 m²

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TLE from 1 month 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  8455
Epoch: 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
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-32.5629°
Longitude
14.23776°
Altitude
154,969.848 km
Speed
1.251 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 46m 19s
Apparent Declination
-32° 49' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:22:20
Azimuth
323.904° NNW
Elevation
-81.433°
Doppler factor
1
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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