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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

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, 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

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

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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	2025-07-18 23:08:27.801Z	179.905° S	2025-07-19 22:41:27.801Z	179.92° S	35.933°	2025-07-19 23:08:27.801Z	179.897° S

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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