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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Philco-Ford WDL
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
IDCSP, Unknown motor
Mass
45 kg wet, 45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Ico Poly, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 4 days ago
TLE from 4 days ago
0 OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7)
1 02221U 66053H 25239.81794638 -.00000065 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 02221 7.8607 49.6982 0081634 166.3241 194.0344 1.06869705 47895Epoch: 2025-08-27T19:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-27T19:37:50.567Z)
Latitude
-0°
Longitude
139.06926°
Altitude
34,351.579 km
Speed
3.116 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 19m 16s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
09:21:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
34,363.769 km
Perigee altitude
33,703.971 km
Semi-major axis
40,412.007 km
Eccentricity
0.00816
Inclination
7.8607°
RAAN
49.6982°
Arg. of periapsis
166.3241°
True anomaly
193.80977°
Mean anomaly
194.0344°
Eccentric anomaly
193.92187°
Mean motion
0.26716 °/min
Orbital period
1,347.49 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1966 (1966-06-16 UTC)
OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7) 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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-08-31 17:40:57.230Z | 219.256° SW | 2025-09-01 17:35:57.230Z | 179.477° S | 38.402° | 2025-09-01 17:40:57.230Z | 179.288° S |
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