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OPS 9342 (IDSCS 20), 3285

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9342 (IDSCS 20), 3285 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jun 1968 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
3285, 1968-050B
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
3 days ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Philco-Ford
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
IDCSP, Unknown motor
Mass
45 kg wet, 45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1968-06-13 (57 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 3 days ago
0 OPS 9342 (IDSCS 20)
1 03285U 68050B   25107.37129883 -.00000107  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 03285   6.3691  55.5431 0014319 140.2427  42.9119  1.07819665223574
Epoch: 2025-04-17T08:54Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-17T08:54:40.218Z)
Latitude
-0.36856°
Longitude
-100.62317°
Altitude
33,752.254 km
Speed
3.153 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 55m 09s
True Declination
0° 22' 05"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
6.35473°
Longitude
162.47648°
Altitude
33,760.275 km
Speed
3.153 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
09h 55m 20s
Apparent Declination
0° 32' 34"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:35:12
Azimuth
96.016° ESE
Elevation
7.98°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,853.698 km
Perigee altitude
33,738.647 km
Semi-major axis
40,174.31 km
Eccentricity
0.0014319
Inclination
6.3691°
RAAN
55.5431°
Arg. of periapsis
140.2427°
True anomaly
43.02377°
Mean anomaly
42.9119°
Eccentric anomaly
42.96782°
Mean motion
0.26954 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1335.62 mins
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