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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
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
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 13 hours ago
TLE from 13 hours ago
0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A 25287.89254555 .00000296 00000-0 13643-3 0 9991
2 02669 99.0943 275.3170 0049155 11.3285 348.8989 14.28099589 49320Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-14T21:25:15.935Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-69.67384°
Altitude
766.388 km
Speed
7.489 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 21m 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
04:40:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
830.518 km
Perigee altitude
759.996 km
Semi-major axis
7,173.394 km
Eccentricity
0.00492
Inclination
99.0943°
RAAN
275.317°
Arg. of periapsis
11.3285°
True anomaly
348.78979°
Mean anomaly
348.8989°
Eccentric anomaly
348.84441°
Mean motion
3.57237 °/min
Orbital period
100.77 mins
BSTAR
0.00013643
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1967 (1967-02-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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 | 2025-10-15 11:27:40.840Z | 37.256° NE | 2025-10-15 11:31:40.840Z | 95.401° ESE | 29.166° | 2025-10-15 11:35:40.840Z | 156.676° SSE |
| 7 mins | 2025-10-15 13:08:40.840Z | 336.752° NNW | 2025-10-15 13:11:40.840Z | 284.15° WNW | 26.416° | 2025-10-15 13:15:40.840Z | 234.864° WSW |
| 8 mins | 2025-10-15 22:46:40.840Z | 140.077° SSE | 2025-10-15 22:50:40.840Z | 52.539° ENE | 37.045° | 2025-10-15 22:54:40.840Z | 358.094° N |
| 4 mins | 2025-10-16 00:28:40.840Z | 246.272° WSW | 2025-10-16 00:29:40.840Z | 260.529° W | 16.851° | 2025-10-16 00:32:40.840Z | 301.251° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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