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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

Country

Related business

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, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.036 m²

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TLE from 2 months 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

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:12:20

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

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

355.94444°

Mean anomaly

358.6899°

Eccentric anomaly

357.54989°

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.
114 mins	2025-08-31 05:34:11.795Z	188.045° SSW	2025-08-31 05:34:11.795Z	188.045° SSW	15.508°	2025-08-31 07:28:11.795Z	210.078° SW
124 mins	2025-09-01 03:30:11.795Z	128.319° SE	2025-09-01 05:34:11.795Z	151.323° SSE	23.623°	2025-09-01 05:34:11.795Z	151.323° SSE