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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, 0.9 m

Radar Cross Section

0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago

0 OPS 9332 (IDSCS 17)
1 02863U 67066B   25183.96239344 -.00000061  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 02863   2.0555 106.1024 0060764 225.3099 315.5134  1.09896941120883

Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:05Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T23:05:50.793Z)

Latitude

-0.02983°

Longitude

18.74979°

Altitude

33,114.977 km

Speed

3.184 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 05m 47s

True Declination

0° 01' 47"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

1.52507°

Longitude

-114.34209°

Altitude

33,527.007 km

Speed

3.151 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 28m 23s

Apparent Declination

-3° 55' 02"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:36:50

Azimuth

47.273° ENE

Elevation

-43.786°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,529.389 km

Perigee altitude

33,047.33 km

Semi-major axis

39,666.496 km

Eccentricity

0.00608

Inclination

2.0555°

RAAN

106.1024°

Arg. of periapsis

225.3099°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

315.5134°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.27473 °/min

Orbital period

1,310.37 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

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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