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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
7 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, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.639 m²

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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 OPS 2222
1 03334U 68063A   25181.88262973 -.00000157  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 03334   6.8189 286.3139 0917623 221.3457 180.8731  0.99250213 22644
Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:10Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T21:10:59.208Z)
Latitude
4.5531°
Longitude
91.21718°
Altitude
39,967.376 km
Speed
2.795 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 52m 35s
True Declination
4° 32' 56"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
4.49307°
Longitude
-171.46824°
Altitude
35,197.449 km
Speed
3.128 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 19m 31s
Apparent Declination
-1° 00' 38"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:59:45
Azimuth
352.161° N
Elevation
-50.835°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
39,972.221 km
Perigee altitude
32,180.753 km
Semi-major axis
42,454.624 km
Eccentricity
0.09176
Inclination
6.8189°
RAAN
286.3139°
Arg. of periapsis
221.3457°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
180.8731°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.24812 °/min
Orbital period
1,450.93 mins
BSTAR
0
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