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OPS 6911 (VELA 10), 3955

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6911 (VELA 10), 3955 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 23 May 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
3955, 1969-046E
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
1 month ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE-3A7
Mass
~365 kg wet, 250 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1969-05-23 (56 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN IIIC
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Ico Poly, 0.6 m
Radar Cross Section
1.747 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 1 month ago
0 OPS 6911 (VELA 10)
1 03955U 69046E   25159.95771459  .00000596  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 03955  59.1313  67.5106 8310031 137.7510   1.0869  0.21404549  6213
Epoch: 2025-06-08T22:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-08T22:59:06.54Z)
Latitude
34.61383°
Longitude
-19.00925°
Altitude
13,983.713 km
Speed
5.982 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 53m 22s
True Declination
34° 33' 27"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-58.08004°
Longitude
121.48235°
Altitude
116,983.087 km
Speed
1.757 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
00h 06m 27s
Apparent Declination
-57° 27' 52"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
10:02:06
Azimuth
218.343° SW
Elevation
-63.41°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
209,770.729 km
Perigee altitude
13,571.85 km
Semi-major axis
118,049.427 km
Eccentricity
0.831
Inclination
59.1313°
RAAN
67.5106°
Arg. of periapsis
137.751°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
1.0869°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.05351 °/min
Orbital period
6,727.52 mins
BSTAR
0
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