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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

2669, 1967-010A

Orbit

SSO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

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)

1967-02-08 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 2

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

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 17 hours ago

0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A   25172.91736398  .00000099  00000-0  58548-4 0  9992
2 02669  99.0800 155.7032 0048657 343.2305  16.7263 14.28045954 32916

Epoch: 2025-06-21T22:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-21T22:01:00.247Z)

Latitude

-0.00014°

Longitude

-84.89727°

Altitude

767.75 km

Speed

7.488 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 22m 48s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

17.05399°

Longitude

-86.96083°

Altitude

772.285 km

Speed

7.484 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

11h 46m 25s

Apparent Declination

-10° 48' 21"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

01:58:24

Azimuth

54.27° ENE

Elevation

-48.778°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

830.34 km

Perigee altitude

760.531 km

Semi-major axis

7,173.573 km

Eccentricity

0.00487

Inclination

99.08°

RAAN

155.7032°

Arg. of periapsis

343.2305°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

16.7263°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.57223 °/min

Orbital period

100.78 mins

BSTAR

0.000058548

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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.
7 mins	2025-06-22 21:42:42.443Z	109.313° ESE	2025-06-22 21:45:42.443Z	68.78° E	21.165°	2025-06-22 21:49:42.443Z	15.465° NNE
8 mins	2025-06-22 23:21:42.443Z	196.003° SSW	2025-06-22 23:25:42.443Z	274.692° WNW	33.641°	2025-06-22 23:29:42.443Z	330.016° NNW
9 mins	2025-06-23 11:35:42.443Z	21.211° NNE	2025-06-23 11:39:42.443Z	88.305° E	43.01°	2025-06-23 11:44:42.443Z	185.647° SSW
4 mins	2025-06-23 13:17:42.443Z	314.345° NW	2025-06-23 13:18:42.443Z	301.338° NW	15.685°	2025-06-23 13:21:42.443Z	265.607° W

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