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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

Country

Related business

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 6 hours ago

0 ATS 3
1 03029U 67111A   25259.20599288 -.00000106  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 03029   2.4681  81.5462 0016000  30.8794 211.8649  1.00271657211881

Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:56Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T04:56:37.784Z)

Latitude

-2.18802°

Longitude

-105.38717°

Altitude

35,843.818 km

Speed

3.071 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 36m 40s

True Declination

-2° 11' 09"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

03:48:59

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,855.164 km

Perigee altitude

35,720.233 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.835 km

Eccentricity

0.0016

Inclination

2.4681°

RAAN

81.5462°

Arg. of periapsis

30.8794°

True anomaly

211.76827°

Mean anomaly

211.8649°

Eccentric anomaly

211.81657°

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)

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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	2025-09-16 11:06:51.165Z	180.431° SSW	2025-09-16 18:48:51.165Z	179.985° S	36.002°	2025-09-17 11:06:51.165Z	180.429° SSW

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ATS 3, 3029

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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

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