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OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21), 3286

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21), 3286 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

3286, 1968-050C

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

18 hours ago

Origin

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

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 18 hours ago

0 OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21)
1  3286U 68050C   25128.49141938 -.00000063  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2  3286   6.3931  55.5576 0017996 136.1107  43.1110  1.07757762135491

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:47Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:47:38.634Z)

Latitude

0.05762°

Longitude

-168.54241°

Altitude

33,756.882 km

Speed

3.154 km/s

True Right ascension

15h 39m 43s

True Declination

0° 03' 27"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

6.08557°

Longitude

119.71528°

Altitude

33,745.759 km

Speed

3.154 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 31m 32s

Apparent Declination

0° 16' 48"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

13:46:52

Azimuth

240.923° WSW

Elevation

30.53°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

33,883.881 km

Perigee altitude

33,739.231 km

Semi-major axis

40,189.693 km

Eccentricity

0.0017996

Inclination

6.3931°

RAAN

55.5576°

Arg. of periapsis

136.1107°

True anomaly

43.25216°

Mean anomaly

43.111°

Eccentric anomaly

43.18156°

Mean motion

0.26938 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1336.38 mins

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Other satellites on launch #50 in the year 1968 (1968-06-13 UTC)

OPS 9341 (IDSCS 19), 3284

OPS 9342 (IDSCS 20), 3285

OPS 9344 (IDSCS 22), 3287

OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23), 3288

OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24), 3289

OPS 9347 (IDSCS 25), 3290

OPS 9348 (IDSCS 26), 3291

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 3292

OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21) Visibility forecast

Observer location: undefined°, undefined°

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 05:38:10.240Z	240.906° WSW	2025-05-10 03:54:10.240Z	211.115° SW	35.712°	2025-05-10 05:38:10.240Z	206.949° SW

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