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 | in 5 days |
| 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 in 5 days
0 OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
1 2766U 67040B 24286.63552647 -.00000536 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 2766 33.0652 17.7585 4610533 94.3205 359.2095 0.21249970 44926Epoch: 2024-10-12T15:15Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-12T15:15:09.487Z)
| Latitude | 33.12055° |
| Longitude | -141.78312° |
| Altitude | 58,620.066 km |
| Speed | 2.984 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 07h 14m 46s |
| True Declination | 33° 06' 12" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 27.21437° |
| Longitude | 179.27383° |
| Altitude | 63,118.222 km |
| Speed | 2.848 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 23m 33s |
| Apparent Declination | 23° 19' 07" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:30:40 |
| Azimuth | 308.183° NW |
| Elevation | -6.715° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 166,934.553 km |
| Perigee | 57,552.66 km |
| Semi-major axis | 118,621.744 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.4610533 |
| Inclination | 33.0652° |
| RAAN | 17.7585° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 94.3205° |
| True anomaly | 357.58546° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.2095° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 358.53339° |
| Mean motion | 0.05312 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6776.51 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 |
| TITAN 3C DEB (INTERSTAGE, 60000 |
OPS 6679 (VELA 8) Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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