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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
Hughes
Mission
Non-operational spacecraft
Bus & Motor
HS-308, Unknown motor
Mass
721 kg wet, ~650 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1969-02-09 (58 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
CYL, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 18 hours ago

TLE from 18 hours ago
0 OPS 0757 (TACSAT)
1 03691U 69013A   26259.22320639  .00000119  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 03691   3.0742  73.6612 0022157 175.0158 230.8868  1.00438860115020
Epoch: 2026-09-16T05:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T05:21:25.032Z)
Latitude
2.18416°
Longitude
43.78215°
Altitude
35,797.696 km
Speed
3.072 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 57m 15s
True Declination
2° 10' 55"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:25:03
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,834.213 km
Perigee altitude
35,647.567 km
Semi-major axis
42,119.027 km
Eccentricity
0.00222
Inclination
3.0742°
RAAN
73.6612°
Arg. of periapsis
175.0158°
True anomaly
230.69014°
Mean anomaly
230.8868°
Eccentric anomaly
230.78844°
Mean motion
0.25109 °/min
Orbital period
1,433.76 mins
BSTAR
0
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