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VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE, 60001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE, 60001 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 23 May 1969 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

60001, 1969-046G

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

USAF Space and Missile Systems Organization (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

Unknown

Mass

~0 kg wet, ~17 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1969-05-23 (57 years ago)

Launch vehicle

Unknown

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 2 Ant, 14.5 m

Radar Cross Section

0.100 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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0 VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE
1 60001U 69046G   26136.58597474 -.00000371  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 60001  17.3150  38.7809 8023389 267.9741 359.5562  0.46173982 21301

Epoch: 2026-05-16T14:03Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T14:03:48.217Z)

Latitude

-17.3386°

Longitude

-133.78968°

Altitude

7,961.792 km

Speed

7.068 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 45m 50s

True Declination

-17° 17' 24"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

21:39:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

121,066.807 km

Perigee altitude

7,598.651 km

Semi-major axis

70,710.866 km

Eccentricity

0.80234

Inclination

17.315°

RAAN

38.7809°

Arg. of periapsis

267.9741°

True anomaly

353.23412°

Mean anomaly

359.5562°

Eccentric anomaly

357.75707°

Mean motion

0.11543 °/min

Orbital period

3,118.81 mins

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Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 1969 (1969-05-23 UTC)

OPS 6911 (VELA 10), 3955

TITAN 3C TRANSTAGE R/B, 3956

OV5-9, 3952

OPS 6909 (VELA 9), 3954

ERS 29 (OV5-5), 3950

ERS 26 (OV5-6), 3951

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VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
829 mins	2026-06-22 12:27:23.971Z	96.663° ESE	2026-06-22 19:46:23.971Z	183.596° SSW	41.899°	2026-06-23 02:16:23.971Z	280.971° WNW

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VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE, 60001

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-05-16T14:03:48.217Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #46 in the year 1969 (1969-05-23 UTC)

VELA 9/10 INTERSTAGE Visibility forecast

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