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OPS 0757 (TACSAT), 3691

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 0757 (TACSAT), 3691 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 09 Feb 1969 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
3691, 1969-013A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
14 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
HS-308, Unknown motor
Mass
721 kg wet, ~650 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1969-02-09 (56 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl, 7.6 m
Radar Cross Section
19.792 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 14 hours ago
0 OPS 0757 (TACSAT)
1 03691U 69013A   25181.67192528 -.00000045  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 03691   1.9562  76.3709 0018891 165.7061  83.3995  1.00397078110575
Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:07Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T16:07:34.344Z)
Latitude
-1.849°
Longitude
164.82533°
Altitude
35,741.967 km
Speed
3.077 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 42m 47s
True Declination
-1° 50' 50"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
1.96478°
Longitude
9.74969°
Altitude
35,725.591 km
Speed
3.078 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 55m 56s
Apparent Declination
-3° 32' 58"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:23:19
Azimuth
271.668° WNW
Elevation
-7.526°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,832.166 km
Perigee altitude
35,672.988 km
Semi-major axis
42,130.714 km
Eccentricity
0.00189
Inclination
1.9562°
RAAN
76.3709°
Arg. of periapsis
165.7061°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
83.3995°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25098 °/min
Orbital period
1,434.36 mins
BSTAR
0
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