OPS 7044 (VELA 12), 4366
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 7044 (VELA 12), 4366 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in HEO that was launched on Wed, 08 Apr 1970 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE-3A7
Mass
350 kg wet, 252 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 year ago
TLE from 1 year ago
0 OPS 7044 (VELA 12)
1 04366U 70027A 25162.89116127 -.00000305 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 04366 87.5969 0.9935 7753526 72.3352 1.1488 0.21456810 40573Epoch: 2025-06-11T21:23Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-11T21:23:16.333Z)
Latitude
79.47056°
Longitude
153.81252°
Altitude
19,447.497 km
Speed
5.245 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 00m 23s
True Declination
79° 27' 12"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:08:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
202,859.869 km
Perigee altitude
20,098.166 km
Semi-major axis
117,857.155 km
Eccentricity
0.77535
Inclination
87.5969°
RAAN
0.9935°
Arg. of periapsis
72.3352°
True anomaly
14.24649°
Mean anomaly
1.1488°
Eccentric anomaly
5.09068°
Mean motion
0.05364 °/min
Orbital period
6,711.09 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #27 in the year 1970 (1970-04-08 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPS 7044 (VELA 12) Visibility
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| OPS 7044 (VELA 12) is likely not visible in the next few days. |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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