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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

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

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

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

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Other satellites on launch #63 in the year 1968 (1968-08-06 UTC)

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