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OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17), 2863

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17), 2863 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

2863, 1967-066B

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 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 18 hours ago

0 OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17)
1  2863U 67066B   25128.50488049 -.00000101  00000-0  00000+0 0  9992
2  2863   1.9321 108.3594 0061894 222.1434 335.1468  1.09897603120414

Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:07Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T12:07:01.674Z)

Latitude

-0.55203°

Longitude

-102.99218°

Altitude

33,065.163 km

Speed

3.188 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 21m 21s

True Declination

0° 33' 05"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

1.33713°

Longitude

-164.02958°

Altitude

33,269.494 km

Speed

3.171 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

16h 32m 05s

Apparent Declination

-5° 04' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

14:25:20

Azimuth

139.462° SSE

Elevation

36.387°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,533.711 km

Perigee altitude

33,042.689 km

Semi-major axis

39,666.337 km

Eccentricity

0.0061894

Inclination

1.9321°

RAAN

108.3594°

Arg. of periapsis

222.1434°

True anomaly

334.8466°

Mean anomaly

335.1468°

Eccentric anomaly

334.99691°

Mean motion

0.27473 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1310.37 mins

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

OPS 9331 (IDSCS 16), 2862

OPS 9333 (IDSCS 18), 2864

OPS 9334 (DATS), 2865

LES 5, 2866

DODGE 1, 2867

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 2868

OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17) 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.
1440 mins	2025-05-09 06:16:32.147Z	139.475° SSE	2025-05-09 06:16:32.147Z	139.475° SSE	30.67°	2025-05-10 06:16:32.147Z	108.04° ESE

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Check out OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17), 2863 on other resources

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