VELA 2, 674
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VELA 2, 674 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). 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
Last TLE update
3 weeks ago
Origin
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE3A
Mass
~217 kg wet, 115 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Poly, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section
2.240 m², Small (<0.1 m²)
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TLE from 3 weeks ago
0 VELA 2
1 674U 63039A 25161.65529866 .00000269 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996
2 674 46.7676 109.3225 4756192 83.3965 0.1513 0.22203048 50012Epoch: 2025-06-10T15:43Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-10T15:43:37.804Z)
Latitude
46.57299°
Longitude
56.65767°
Altitude
54,756.38 km
Speed
3.096 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 47m 15s
True Declination
46° 33' 11"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
-32.49902°
Longitude
-62.99735°
Altitude
122,506.045 km
Speed
1.651 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 46m 48s
Apparent Declination
-32° 50' 57"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
16:05:52
Azimuth
307.482° NW
Elevation
-79.159°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)
VELA 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 819 mins | 2025-07-02 14:45:27.967Z | 117.644° SE | 2025-07-02 21:58:27.967Z | 221.971° SW | 41.481° | 2025-07-03 04:24:27.967Z | 297.382° NW |
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