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OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Apr 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

2765, 1967-040A

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

3 weeks ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

VELA, BE-3

Mass

331 kg wet, 221 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-04-28 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 1.42 m

Radar Cross Section

2.036 m²

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TLE from 3 weeks ago

0 OPS 6638 (VELA 7)
1  2765U 67040A   25165.26436463 -.00001198  00000-0  00000+0 0  9999
2  2765  38.7807  16.4307 4933505 277.3829 357.7237  0.21495213 45609

Epoch: 2025-06-14T06:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-14T06:20:41.104Z)

Latitude

-38.70269°

Longitude

-67.86559°

Altitude

52,564.909 km

Speed

3.184 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 20m 26s

True Declination

-38° 40' 57"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-7.71395°

Longitude

8.44376°

Altitude

68,891.02 km

Speed

2.684 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 39m 28s

Apparent Declination

-10° 30' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:04:30

Azimuth

82.768° E

Elevation

-24.871°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

169,415.663 km

Perigee altitude

53,263.482 km

Semi-major axis

117,717.709 km

Eccentricity

0.49335

Inclination

38.7807°

RAAN

16.4307°

Arg. of periapsis

277.3829°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

357.7237°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.05374 °/min

Orbital period

6,699.19 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1967 (1967-04-28 UTC)

OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766

ERS 18, 2767

ERS 20 (OV5-3), 2768

ERS 27 (OV5-1), 2769

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2770

VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE, 60000

OPS 6638 (VELA 7) 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.
847 mins	2025-07-03 08:41:00.815Z	96.124° ESE	2025-07-03 15:22:00.815Z	191.204° SSW	42.982°	2025-07-03 22:48:00.815Z	297.979° NW

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Check out OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765 on other resources

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