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ATS 3, 3029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

ATS 3, 3029 is a payload satellite owned by GSFC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 05 Nov 1967 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D 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

3029, 1967-111A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Hughes

Mission

Non-operational Civil Com/Cal

Bus & Motor

HS-306, JPL SR-28-3

Mass

714 kg wet, 252 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-11-05 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 1.6 m

Radar Cross Section

2.769 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 ATS 3
1 03029U 67111A   25128.57570343 -.00000082  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 03029   2.1369  82.9928 0016490  21.7754 223.9022  1.00271521210575

Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:49Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T13:49:00.776Z)

Latitude

-1.92786°

Longitude

-105.37318°

Altitude

35,836.262 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 54m 05s

True Declination

-1° 55' 33"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-2.04787°

Longitude

-66.1598°

Altitude

35,794.566 km

Speed

3.074 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 30m 47s

Apparent Declination

-8° 30' 53"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:32:06

Azimuth

180.436° SSW

Elevation

41.568°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,857.269 km

Perigee altitude

35,718.206 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.874 km

Eccentricity

0.001649

Inclination

2.1369°

RAAN

82.9928°

Arg. of periapsis

21.7754°

True anomaly

223.77136°

Mean anomaly

223.9022°

Eccentric anomaly

223.83676°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.15 mins

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Other satellites on launch #111 in the year 1967 (1967-11-05 UTC)

ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 3030 (Decayed)

ATS 3 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 16:21:39.067Z	180.436° SSW	2025-05-10 03:28:39.067Z	179.895° S	35.821°	2025-05-10 16:21:39.067Z	180.44° SSW

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