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OPS 2222, 3334

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 2222, 3334 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Aug 1968 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3A 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
3334, 1968-063A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMSC?
Mission
Non-operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor
CANYON, Unknown motor
Mass
~240 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1968-08-06 (57 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS SLV-3A 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
2.639 m²

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 OPS 2222
1 03334U 68063A   25199.34629050  .00000041  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 03334   6.7754 286.0856 0917605 221.9427 300.4277  0.99252834 22812
Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:18Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T08:18:39.499Z)
Latitude
3.10987°
Longitude
17.98632°
Altitude
34,369.612 km
Speed
3.19 km/s
True Right ascension
05h 16m 11s
True Declination
3° 06' 24"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
2.72272°
Longitude
-111.23546°
Altitude
39,749.017 km
Speed
2.81 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 55m 43s
Apparent Declination
-2° 10' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
11:45:01
Azimuth
56.519° ENE
Elevation
-36.229°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
39,971.329 km
Perigee altitude
32,180.151 km
Semi-major axis
42,453.877 km
Eccentricity
0.09176
Inclination
6.7754°
RAAN
286.0856°
Arg. of periapsis
221.9427°
True anomaly
290.8484°
Mean anomaly
300.4277°
Eccentric anomaly
295.6899°
Mean motion
0.24812 °/min
Orbital period
1,450.89 mins
BSTAR
0
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