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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
20 hours 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 20 hours ago
0 OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21)
1  3286U 68050C   25174.85798958 -.00000065  00000-0  00000+0 0  9997
2  3286   6.4865  55.1781 0018707 136.5873  30.4258  1.07757705135991
Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-23T20:35:30.299Z)
Latitude
1.43125°
Longitude
1.25315°
Altitude
33,745.216 km
Speed
3.154 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 49m 33s
True Declination
1° 25' 47"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.43413°
Longitude
-42.54409°
Altitude
33,736.565 km
Speed
3.155 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
12h 14m 50s
Apparent Declination
0° 21' 59"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:21:15
Azimuth
59.041° ENE
Elevation
-32.074°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
33,886.752 km
Perigee altitude
33,736.387 km
Semi-major axis
40,189.706 km
Eccentricity
0.00187
Inclination
6.4865°
RAAN
55.1781°
Arg. of periapsis
136.5873°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
30.4258°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.26938 °/min
Orbital period
1,336.38 mins
BSTAR
0
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