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). 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
Last TLE update
19 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
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 19 hours ago
0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A 25193.51638611 .00000074 00000-0 48495-4 0 9993
2 02669 99.0813 177.1208 0047878 282.8856 76.6978 14.28051857 35859Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-12T12:23:35.759Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
60.56897°
Altitude
793.412 km
Speed
7.461 km/s
True Right ascension
11h 48m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.3795°
Longitude
-118.53316°
Altitude
807.549 km
Speed
7.446 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
02h 41m 51s
Apparent Declination
-33° 51' 53"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:09:18
Azimuth
113.181° SE
Elevation
-26.595°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1967 (1967-02-08 UTC)
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) 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. |
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| 8 mins | 2025-07-13 10:50:59.805Z | 42.721° NE | 2025-07-13 10:54:59.805Z | 93.331° ESE | 22.491° | 2025-07-13 10:58:59.805Z | 146.045° SSE |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-13 12:30:59.805Z | 353.701° N | 2025-07-13 12:34:59.805Z | 284.594° WNW | 33.428° | 2025-07-13 12:38:59.805Z | 225.606° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-07-13 22:09:59.805Z | 126.614° SE | 2025-07-13 22:13:59.805Z | 56.049° ENE | 30.825° | 2025-07-13 22:17:59.805Z | 4.342° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2025-07-13 23:49:59.805Z | 217.155° SW | 2025-07-13 23:52:59.805Z | 261.367° W | 24.272° | 2025-07-13 23:56:59.805Z | 317.064° NNW |
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