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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

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

VELA, BE-3

Mass

~348 kg wet, 221 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-04-28 (59 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

POLY, 1.1 m

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 months ago

TLE from 3 months ago

0 OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
1 02766U 67040B   26148.52225106 -.00001179  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 02766  36.4866   5.2796 4640335 121.7860 358.7111  0.21294873  5451

Epoch: 2026-05-28T12:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-28T12:32:02.491Z)

Latitude

30.58036°

Longitude

58.26686°

Altitude

57,912.786 km

Speed

3.006 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 49m 22s

True Declination

30° 33' 49"

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

07:33:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

167,043.79 km

Perigee altitude

57,109.716 km

Semi-major axis

118,454.89 km

Eccentricity

0.46403

Inclination

36.4866°

RAAN

5.2796°

Arg. of periapsis

121.786°

True anomaly

356.02747°

Mean anomaly

358.7111°

Eccentric anomaly

357.5958°

Mean motion

0.05324 °/min

Orbital period

6,762.21 mins

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

ERS 20 (OV5-3), 2768

VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE, 60000

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2770

OPS 6638 (VELA 7), 2765

ERS 27 (OV5-1), 2769

ERS 18, 2767

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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.
558 mins	2026-09-12 02:28:40.588Z	122.83° SE	2026-09-12 07:04:40.588Z	185.481° SSW	36.741°	2026-09-12 11:46:40.588Z	250.789° W

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OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 months ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-28T12:32:02.491Z)

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

OPS 6679 (VELA 8) Visibility forecast

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