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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

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, 0.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17)
1 02863U 67066B   25216.84658336 -.00000108  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 02863   2.1270 104.8185 0060363 226.7258   5.7229  1.09897766121248

Epoch: 2025-08-04T20:19Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T20:19:04.802Z)

Latitude

-1.70902°

Longitude

78.90666°

Altitude

33,047.951 km

Speed

3.189 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 29m 17s

True Declination

-1° 42' 26"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

2.04008°

Longitude

-45.58779°

Altitude

33,399.918 km

Speed

3.161 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

14h 00m 58s

Apparent Declination

-3° 26' 01"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:35:04

Azimuth

326.405° NNW

Elevation

-48.668°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,527.598 km

Perigee altitude

33,048.723 km

Semi-major axis

39,666.297 km

Eccentricity

0.00604

Inclination

2.127°

RAAN

104.8185°

Arg. of periapsis

226.7258°

True anomaly

5.7924°

Mean anomaly

5.7229°

Eccentric anomaly

5.7576°

Mean motion

0.27473 °/min

Orbital period

1,310.36 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

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

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