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SMS 2, 7648

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SMS 2, 7648 is a payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 06 Feb 1975 UTC via a DELTA 2914 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

7648, 1975-011A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (US)

Manufacturer

Ae Ford WDL

Mission

Civil Weather

Bus & Motor

SMS, SVM-5

Mass

628 kg wet, 293 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1975-02-06 (50 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 2914

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl, 2.6 m

Radar Cross Section

5.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 SMS 2
1 07648U 75011A   25156.61874868 -.00000057  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 07648   6.4178 287.3486 0012496 261.2407 112.0117  0.99514938131933

Epoch: 2025-06-05T14:50Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-05T14:50:59.885Z)

Latitude

1.48289°

Longitude

-176.39887°

Altitude

36,019.102 km

Speed

3.066 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 02m 32s

True Declination

1° 28' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

3.75088°

Longitude

-154.15797°

Altitude

36,035.93 km

Speed

3.064 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 05m 15s

Apparent Declination

-1° 48' 10"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

02:28:45

Azimuth

262.733° W

Elevation

5.819°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,054.113 km

Perigee altitude

35,948.199 km

Semi-major axis

42,379.293 km

Eccentricity

0.00125

Inclination

6.4178°

RAAN

287.3486°

Arg. of periapsis

261.2407°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

112.0117°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.24878 °/min

Orbital period

1,447.07 mins

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Other satellites on launch #11 in the year 1975 (1975-02-06 UTC)

DELTA 1 R/B(1), 7650 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7651 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7652 (Decayed)

DELTA 1 DEB, 7660 (Decayed)

SMS 2 AKM, 20835

DELTA 1 R/B(2), 8559 (Decayed)

SMS 2 Visibility

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