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OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6), 2220

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6), 2220 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

2220, 1966-053G

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 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 14 hours ago

0 OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6)
1 02220U 66053G   25181.61377833 -.00000063  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 02220   7.7929  49.3668 0064980 171.7474  63.7420  1.07156105135283

Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T14:43:50.447Z)

Latitude

-6.48791°

Longitude

145.41199°

Altitude

33,846.294 km

Speed

3.152 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 01m 10s

True Declination

-6° 28' 52"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

7.7884°

Longitude

4.35439°

Altitude

33,899.698 km

Speed

3.148 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 09m 29s

Apparent Declination

1° 56' 31"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:02:40

Azimuth

280.112° WNW

Elevation

-8.89°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,223.964 km

Perigee altitude

33,699.706 km

Semi-major axis

40,339.972 km

Eccentricity

0.0065

Inclination

7.7929°

RAAN

49.3668°

Arg. of periapsis

171.7474°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

63.742°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.26788 °/min

Orbital period

1,343.89 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 9314 (IDSCS 4), 2218

OPS 9315 (IDSCS 5), 2219

OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2222

OPS 9316 (IDSCS 6) Visibility

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