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OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16), 2862

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16), 2862 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 01 Jul 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

2862, 1967-066A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

14 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

Philco-Ford WDL

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

IDCSP, Unknown motor

Mass

45 kg wet, 45 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-07-01 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN IIIC

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16)
1 02862U 67066A   25183.63336910 -.00000056  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 02862   2.0703 106.8094 0062238 227.5347 309.0417  1.09955258133354

Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:12Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T15:12:03.09Z)

Latitude

0.12611°

Longitude

133.92054°

Altitude

33,117.604 km

Speed

3.183 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 51m 22s

True Declination

0° 07' 34"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.43126°

Longitude

1.00132°

Altitude

33,518.324 km

Speed

3.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 32m 44s

Apparent Declination

-4° 17' 03"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:41:25

Azimuth

277.863° WNW

Elevation

-15.885°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,521.122 km

Perigee altitude

33,027.544 km

Semi-major axis

39,652.47 km

Eccentricity

0.00622

Inclination

2.0703°

RAAN

106.8094°

Arg. of periapsis

227.5347°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

309.0417°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.27488 °/min

Orbital period

1,309.68 mins

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Other satellites on launch #66 in the year 1967 (1967-07-01 UTC)

OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17), 2863

OPS 9333 (IDSCS 18), 2864

OPS 9334 (DATS), 2865

LES 5, 2866

DODGE 1, 2867

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2868

OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16) 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.
20 mins	2025-07-04 04:35:59.524Z	255.916° W	2025-07-04 04:55:59.524Z	255.65° W	10.345°	2025-07-04 04:55:59.524Z	255.65° W

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Check out OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16), 2862 on other resources

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