OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 08 Feb 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 15 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | RCA/East Windsor |
| Mission | Non-operational Defense Weather |
| Bus & Motor | DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 79 kg wet, 79 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A 25013.79345115 .00000291 00000-0 13492-3 0 9997
2 02669 99.0625 350.4280 0050048 81.5334 279.1514 14.27908372 10204Epoch: 2025-01-13T19:02Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-01-13T19:02:34.179Z)
| Latitude | -0.00001° |
| Longitude | -48.72381° |
| Altitude | 796.106 km |
| Speed | 7.458 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 23h 21m 42s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -68.76693° |
| Longitude | -23.98245° |
| Altitude | 855.681 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 19m 41s |
| Apparent Declination | -56° 29' 32" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 10:26:48 |
| Azimuth | 203.192° SW |
| Elevation | -71.302° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 831.801 km |
| Perigee altitude | 759.991 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,174.033 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0050048 |
| Inclination | 99.0625° |
| RAAN | 350.428° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 81.5334° |
| True anomaly | 278.58464° |
| Mean anomaly | 279.1514° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 278.86807° |
| Mean motion | 3.57189 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00013492 |
| Orbital period | 100.79 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1967 (1967-02-08 UTC)
| OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2741 |
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2025-01-14 10:45:48.889Z | 30.02° NE | 2025-01-14 10:49:48.889Z | 100.72° ESE | 36.387° | 2025-01-14 10:53:48.889Z | 170.463° S |
| 5 mins | 2025-01-14 12:26:48.889Z | 329.049° NNW | 2025-01-14 12:28:48.889Z | 300.246° NW | 19.431° | 2025-01-14 12:31:48.889Z | 257.986° W |
| 8 mins | 2025-01-14 22:04:48.889Z | 155.722° SSE | 2025-01-14 22:08:48.889Z | 34.585° NE | 43.175° | 2025-01-14 22:12:48.889Z | 350.582° N |
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