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OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221 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

2221, 1966-053H

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day 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 1 day ago

0 OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7)
1  2221U 66053H   25128.47208034 -.00000066  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2  2221   7.6473  50.6966 0079189 163.7480 196.3996  1.06869866229658

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:19Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:19:47.741Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

14.10186°

Altitude

34,340.882 km

Speed

3.117 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 22m 22s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

7.50344°

Longitude

115.23899°

Altitude

33,883.123 km

Speed

3.152 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 20m 41s

Apparent Declination

1° 32' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:17:52

Azimuth

40.145° NE

Elevation

-40.654°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,353.849 km

Perigee altitude

33,713.813 km

Semi-major axis

40,411.968 km

Eccentricity

0.0079189

Inclination

7.6473°

RAAN

50.6966°

Arg. of periapsis

163.748°

True anomaly

196.14581°

Mean anomaly

196.3996°

Eccentric anomaly

196.27247°

Mean motion

0.26716 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1347.49 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 9316 (IDSCS 6), 2220

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2222

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