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OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9), 2649

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9), 2649 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 18 Jan 1967 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

2649, 1967-003B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

7 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)

1967-01-18 (58 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 7 hours ago

0 OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9)
1  2649U 67003B   25182.05511767 -.00000103  00000-0  00000+0 0  9991
2  2649   7.6480  47.7350 0035197 108.1181  79.9204  1.08282113135623

Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T01:19:22.166Z)

Latitude

-1.12601°

Longitude

-63.08582°

Altitude

33,656.665 km

Speed

3.156 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 44m 27s

True Declination

-1° 07' 29"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-6.28135°

Longitude

53.70668°

Altitude

33,815.792 km

Speed

3.144 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 55m 03s

Apparent Declination

-12° 52' 30"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:09:41

Azimuth

122.534° SE

Elevation

15.75°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,822.703 km

Perigee altitude

33,540.706 km

Semi-major axis

40,059.842 km

Eccentricity

0.00352

Inclination

7.648°

RAAN

47.735°

Arg. of periapsis

108.1181°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

79.9204°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.27069 °/min

Orbital period

1,329.91 mins

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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 1967 (1967-01-18 UTC)

OPS 9321 (IDSCS 8), 2645

OPS 9323 (IDSCS 10), 2650

OPS 9324 (IDSCS 11), 2651

OPS 9325 (IDSCS 12), 2652

OPS 9326 (IDSCS 13), 2653

OPS 9327 (IDSCS 14), 2654

OPS 9328 (IDSCS 15), 2655

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2660

OPS 9322 (IDSCS 9) Visibility forecast

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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.
798 mins	2025-07-01 08:31:33.123Z	122.548° SE	2025-07-01 15:01:33.123Z	107.408° ESE	18.649°	2025-07-01 21:49:33.123Z	103.44° ESE

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