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OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1), 2215

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1), 2215 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Jun 1966 UTC via a TITAN IIIC 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

2215, 1966-053B

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Philco-Ford WDL

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

IDCSP, Unknown motor

Mass

45 kg wet, 45 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1966-06-16 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Ico Poly, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 23 hours ago

TLE from 23 hours ago

0 OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1)
1 02215U 66053B   25242.76413650 -.00000057  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 02215   8.1309  46.3318 0030413 213.6383 146.2779  1.07909190131237

Epoch: 2025-08-30T18:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T18:20:21.393Z)

Latitude

-0°

Longitude

152.14376°

Altitude

33,873.526 km

Speed

3.143 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 05m 42s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

09:21:05

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,896.053 km

Perigee altitude

33,651.824 km

Semi-major axis

40,152.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00304

Inclination

8.1309°

RAAN

46.3318°

Arg. of periapsis

213.6383°

True anomaly

146.47077°

Mean anomaly

146.2779°

Eccentric anomaly

146.3744°

Mean motion

0.26976 °/min

Orbital period

1,334.51 mins

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1966 (1966-06-16 UTC)

OPS 9381 (GGTS), 2207

OPS 9312 (IDSCS 2), 2216

OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3), 2217

OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4), 2218

OPS 9315 (IDSCS 5), 2219

OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6), 2220

OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2222

OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1) 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.
342 mins	2025-08-31 21:48:57.564Z	264.504° W	2025-09-01 00:29:57.564Z	260.89° W	11.425°	2025-09-01 03:30:57.564Z	253.793° W
449 mins	2025-09-01 10:11:57.564Z	241.364° WSW	2025-09-01 17:40:57.564Z	245.658° WSW	23.877°	2025-09-01 17:40:57.564Z	245.658° WSW