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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
10 hours ago
Origin
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, 0.8 m
Radar Cross Section
2.769 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 ATS 3
1 03029U 67111A   25199.53585810 -.00000083  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 03029   2.3174  82.2806 0016683  26.5975 275.3640  1.00271676211288
Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:51Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T12:51:38.139Z)
Latitude
-1.97917°
Longitude
-105.41725°
Altitude
35,779.94 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 36m 18s
True Declination
-1° 58' 38"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.31817°
Longitude
49.56926°
Altitude
35,761.764 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
11h 56m 17s
Apparent Declination
-3° 38' 30"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:56:01
Azimuth
179.904° S
Elevation
46.442°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,858.039 km
Perigee altitude
35,717.348 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.83 km
Eccentricity
0.00167
Inclination
2.3174°
RAAN
82.2806°
Arg. of periapsis
26.5975°
True anomaly
275.17363°
Mean anomaly
275.364°
Eccentric anomaly
275.26882°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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