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OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766 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

2766, 1967-040B

Orbit

HEO

Last TLE update

2 weeks ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

VELA, BE-3

Mass

~348 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 2 weeks ago

0 OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
1 02766U 67040B   25174.84730699 -.00001518  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 02766  34.3846  12.5797 4654312 106.2819 358.6899  0.21268519  4730

Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:20:07.323Z)

Latitude

32.86243°

Longitude

-95.47268°

Altitude

56,316.734 km

Speed

3.059 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 07m 14s

True Declination

32° 50' 41"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-32.22831°

Longitude

42.20349°

Altitude

143,438.888 km

Speed

1.4 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 13m 35s

Apparent Declination

-34° 25' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:11:19

Azimuth

204.374° SW

Elevation

10.843°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

167,352.761 km

Perigee altitude

56,996.464 km

Semi-major axis

118,552.75 km

Eccentricity

0.46543

Inclination

34.3846°

RAAN

12.5797°

Arg. of periapsis

106.2819°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

358.6899°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.05317 °/min

Orbital period

6,770.59 mins

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

OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765

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 6679 (VELA 8) 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.
8 mins	2025-07-09 07:01:53.896Z	204.373° SW	2025-07-09 07:01:53.896Z	204.373° SW	10.651°	2025-07-09 07:09:53.896Z	205.743° SW
72 mins	2025-07-10 05:49:53.896Z	156.249° SSE	2025-07-10 07:01:53.896Z	169.667° S	13.8°	2025-07-10 07:01:53.896Z	169.667° S

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