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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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OPS 6679 (VELA 8) details
Identifier | |
Orbit | HEO |
Last TLE update | 3 days ago |
Origin | |
Manufacturer | TRW |
Mission | Defense Early Warn |
Bus & Motor | VELA, BE-3 |
Mass | ~348 kg wet, 221 kg dry |
Launch date (UTC) | |
Launch vehicle | |
Launch site | |
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 days ago
0 OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
1 02766U 67040B 25043.07349850 -.00001239 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 02766 33.6839 15.3153 4620429 100.2497 0.2233 0.21255335 4452
Epoch: 2025-02-12T01:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-12T01:45:50.27Z)
Latitude | 33.31226° |
Longitude | -54.28786° |
Altitude | 56,697.668 km |
Speed | 3.046 km/s |
True Right ascension | 07h 38m 09s |
True Declination | 33° 17' 40" |
Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude | -31.78646° |
Longitude | 137.82428° |
Altitude | 166,540.539 km |
Speed | 1.118 km/s |
Apparent Right ascension | 20h 30m 47s |
Apparent Declination | -33° 39' 38" |
Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time | 18:18:02 |
Azimuth | 152.415° SSE |
Elevation | 10.288° |
Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude | 167,022.746 km |
Perigee altitude | 57,424.53 km |
Semi-major axis | 118,601.775 km |
Eccentricity | 0.4620429 |
Inclination | 33.6839° |
RAAN | 15.3153° |
Arg. of periapsis | 100.2497° |
True anomaly | 0.68429° |
Mean anomaly | 0.2233° |
Eccentric anomaly | 0.41509° |
Mean motion | 0.05314 °/min |
BSTAR | Unknown |
Orbital period | 6774.79 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1967 (1967-04-28 UTC)
OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765 |
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 6679 (VELA 8) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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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303 mins | 2025-02-14 15:38:52.166Z | 152.417° SSE | 2025-02-14 18:10:52.166Z | 181.897° SSW | 16.29° | 2025-02-14 20:41:52.166Z | 211.431° SW |
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