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VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE, 60000

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE, 60000 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Apr 1967 UTC launched 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
60000, 1967-040G
Orbit
HEO
Last TLE update
1 month ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
Unknown
Mass
~0 kg wet, ~17 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1967-04-28 (58 years ago)
Launch vehicle
Unknown
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
RCS unknown

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TLE from 1 month ago
0 VELA 7/8 INTERSTAGE
1 60000U 67040G   25166.67709270 -.00000123  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 60000  18.6917 209.8579 7796801 338.8120   0.8002  0.51050668  5133
Epoch: 2025-06-15T16:15Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-15T16:15:00.809Z)
Latitude
-5.31466°
Longitude
46.13532°
Altitude
8,426.671 km
Speed
6.915 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 56m 20s
True Declination
-5° 17' 58"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
10.06698°
Longitude
-151.07716°
Altitude
100,196.349 km
Speed
1.205 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
23h 38m 48s
Apparent Declination
8° 07' 08"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
03:15:51
Azimuth
251.894° W
Elevation
32.285°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
111,316.905 km
Perigee altitude
8,192.212 km
Semi-major axis
66,132.695 km
Eccentricity
0.77968
Inclination
18.6917°
RAAN
209.8579°
Arg. of periapsis
338.812°
True anomaly
10.27412°
Mean anomaly
0.8002°
Eccentric anomaly
3.62345°
Mean motion
0.12762 °/min
Orbital period
2,820.87 mins
BSTAR
0
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