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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
8 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 8 hours ago
0 OPS 0757 (TACSAT)
1 03691U 69013A   25128.91005498 -.00000250  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 03691   1.8243  76.3710 0018524 169.9243  88.6102  1.00405764110045
Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:50Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T21:50:28.75Z)
Latitude
-1.77041°
Longitude
140.51784°
Altitude
35,747.342 km
Speed
3.076 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 20m 26s
True Declination
-1° 46' 07"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
0.7004°
Longitude
-95.55757°
Altitude
35,814.184 km
Speed
3.071 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
06h 13m 07s
Apparent Declination
-4° 34' 25"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
14:14:16
Azimuth
286.895° WNW
Elevation
-25.897°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,828.186 km
Perigee altitude
35,672.109 km
Semi-major axis
42,128.284 km
Eccentricity
0.0018524
Inclination
1.8243°
RAAN
76.371°
Arg. of periapsis
169.9243°
True anomaly
88.82242°
Mean anomaly
88.6102°
Eccentric anomaly
88.71631°
Mean motion
0.25101 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
1434.23 mins
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