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OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23), 3288

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23), 3288 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

3288, 1968-050E

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

7 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, Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 7 hours ago

0 OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23)
1 03288U 68050E   25196.60205001 -.00000056  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 03288   6.4046  55.8575 0035184 131.9590 105.1358  1.07477988135628

Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:26Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T14:26:57.12Z)

Latitude

-5.41453°

Longitude

142.74696°

Altitude

33,918.218 km

Speed

3.144 km/s

True Right ascension

19h 32m 43s

True Declination

-5° 24' 32"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.37348°

Longitude

-106.83233°

Altitude

33,994.129 km

Speed

3.138 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

02h 28m 28s

Apparent Declination

-6° 51' 18"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

09:54:46

Azimuth

278.786° WNW

Elevation

-20.891°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

34,022.915 km

Perigee altitude

33,739.618 km

Semi-major axis

40,259.404 km

Eccentricity

0.00352

Inclination

6.4046°

RAAN

55.8575°

Arg. of periapsis

131.959°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

105.1358°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.26868 °/min

Orbital period

1,339.86 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 9343 (IDSCS 21), 3286

OPS 9344 (IDSCS 22), 3287

OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24), 3289

OPS 9347 (IDSCS 25), 3290

OPS 9348 (IDSCS 26), 3291

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 3292

OPS 9345 (IDSCS 23) Visibility

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