VELA 1, 00692
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VELA 1, 00692 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 1 details
| NORAD ID | 00692 |
| COSPAR ID | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 3 weeks ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Bus | Vela |
| Motor | BE3A |
| Mass | ~207 kg wet, 115 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 3.23138° |
| Longitude | -157.29703° |
| Altitude | 155,744.82 km |
| Speed | 1.209 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 03h 10m 55s |
| Apparent Declination | 1° 45' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:35:47 |
| Azimuth | 61.373° ENE |
| Elevation | -27.419° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 177,670.743 km |
| Perigee | 40,311.69 km |
| Semi-major axis | 115,369.354 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.5953013 |
| Inclination | 18.3468° |
| RAAN | 35.9449° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 214.4381° |
| True anomaly | 0.67456° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.1375° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 0.33976° |
| Mean motion | 0.05539 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6499.73 mins |
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-07-07T18:29:50.651Z)
| Latitude | -8.28377° |
| Longitude | 38.44087° |
| Altitude | 40,202.752 km |
| Speed | 3.696 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 08m 27s |
| True Declination | -8° 16' 35" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
TLE from 3 weeks ago
0 VELA 1
1 00692U 63039C 24189.77072513 -.00001176 00000-0 00000-0 0 9990
2 00692 18.3468 35.9449 5953013 214.4381 0.1375 0.22154962 11607Epoch: 2024-07-07T18:29Z
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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, 692 |
VELA 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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