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OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3), 2217

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3), 2217 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

2217, 1966-053D

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OPS 9313 (IDSCS 3)
1  2217U 66053D   25129.06555505 -.00000051  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2  2217   7.8855  47.8567 0034831 199.9553 159.7983  1.07754455135496

Epoch: 2025-05-09T01:34Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T01:34:23.956Z)

Latitude

-0.00001°

Longitude

157.02113°

Altitude

33,942.782 km

Speed

3.139 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 10m 59s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-6.55907°

Longitude

33.13084°

Altitude

33,698.78 km

Speed

3.158 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 27m 10s

Apparent Declination

-12° 22' 28"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:21:49

Azimuth

259.615° W

Elevation

-6.896°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,952.355 km

Perigee altitude

33,672.38 km

Semi-major axis

40,190.505 km

Eccentricity

0.0034831

Inclination

7.8855°

RAAN

47.8567°

Arg. of periapsis

199.9553°

True anomaly

159.93557°

Mean anomaly

159.7983°

Eccentric anomaly

159.86699°

Mean motion

0.26938 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1336.42 mins

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

OPS 9381 (GGTS), 2207

OPS 9311 (IDSCS 1), 2215

OPS 9312 (IDSCS 2), 2216

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 9313 (IDSCS 3) Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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.
796 mins	2025-05-10 02:55:23.699Z	261.598° W	2025-05-10 07:48:23.699Z	257.706° W	14.359°	2025-05-10 16:11:23.699Z	239.456° WSW

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