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VELA 1, 692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

VELA 1, 692 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

692, 1963-039C

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Defense Early Warn

Bus & Motor

VELA, BE3A

Mass

~207 kg wet, 115 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1963-10-17 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Poly, 0.7 m

Radar Cross Section

2.240 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 2 weeks ago

TLE from 2 weeks ago

0 VELA 1
1 00692U 63039C   25231.55172954 -.00000605  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 00692  27.9818  45.8257 5578653 215.3524   0.0919  0.22046177 12502

Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:14Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:14:29.432Z)

Latitude

-13.67696°

Longitude

86.45435°

Altitude

45,613.377 km

Speed

3.448 km/s

True Right ascension

16h 52m 52s

True Declination

-13° 39' 58"

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

22:08:38

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

173,942.247 km

Perigee altitude

44,798.238 km

Semi-major axis

115,748.38 km

Eccentricity

0.55787

Inclination

27.9818°

RAAN

45.8257°

Arg. of periapsis

215.3524°

True anomaly

0.39016°

Mean anomaly

0.0919°

Eccentric anomaly

0.20785°

Mean motion

0.05512 °/min

Orbital period

6,531.78 mins

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Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)

VELA 2, 674

ERS 12, 675 (Decayed)

VELA 1 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.
819 mins	2025-08-31 08:20:20.146Z	73.421° E	2025-08-31 15:01:20.146Z	182.942° SSW	43.658°	2025-08-31 21:59:20.146Z	293.019° NW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

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VELA 1, 692

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 weeks ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-19T13:14:29.432Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)

VELA 1 Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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