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OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4), 2218

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4), 2218 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

2218, 1966-053E

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4)
1 02218U 66053E   25128.16017784 -.00000075  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 02218   7.8058  48.4623 0042569 188.4231   6.2294  1.07585191231043

Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T03:50:39.365Z)

Latitude

-1.9896°

Longitude

-40.85116°

Altitude

33,682.322 km

Speed

3.161 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 12m 11s

True Declination

-1° 59' 15"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

6.78194°

Longitude

-175.4047°

Altitude

33,957.998 km

Speed

3.14 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 40m 20s

Apparent Declination

0° 56' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:19:45

Azimuth

76.019° E

Elevation

-14.686°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,025.776 km

Perigee altitude

33,683.243 km

Semi-major axis

40,232.646 km

Eccentricity

0.0042569

Inclination

7.8058°

RAAN

48.4623°

Arg. of periapsis

188.4231°

True anomaly

6.28261°

Mean anomaly

6.2294°

Eccentric anomaly

6.25598°

Mean motion

0.26895 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1338.53 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 9313 (IDSCS 3), 2217

OPS 9315 (IDSCS 5), 2219

OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6), 2220

OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2222

OPS 9314 (IDSCS 4) Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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