VELA 2, 00674
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VELA 2, 00674 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 17 Oct 1963 UTC via an Atlas Agena D launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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VELA 2 details
| NORAD ID | 00674 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 6 days ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Bus | Vela |
| Motor | BE3A |
| Mass | ~217 kg wet, 115 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -26.37211° |
| Longitude | -166.87739° |
| Altitude | 126,771.412 km |
| Speed | 1.59 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 21h 52m 23s |
| Apparent Declination | -28° 41' 14" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 19:12:52 |
| Azimuth | 144.894° SSE |
| Elevation | 12.024° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 150,870.191 km |
| Perigee | 66,852.007 km |
| Semi-major axis | 115,239.236 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.3645381 |
| Inclination | 45.5839° |
| RAAN | 117.7696° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.603° |
| True anomaly | 359.65549° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.8506° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 359.7649° |
| Mean motion | 0.05548 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6488.73 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-21T12:54:44.364Z)
| Latitude | 45.70251° |
| Longitude | 69.15953° |
| Altitude | 67,388.347 km |
| Speed | 2.711 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 30m 30s |
| True Declination | 45° 41' 09" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 6 days ago
0 VELA 2
1 00674U 63039A 24203.53801348 -.00000004 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 00674 45.5839 117.7696 3645381 85.6030 359.8506 0.22192347 7836Epoch: 2024-07-21T12:54Z
No data available
Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)
| VELA 2, 674 |
| ERS 12, 675 (Decayed) |
| VELA 1, 692 |
VELA 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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