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OPS 3662 (VELA 3), 836

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 3662 (VELA 3), 836 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 17 Jul 1964 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

836, 1964-040A

Orbit

HEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

VELA, BE-3

Mass

~227 kg wet, 125 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1964-07-17 (62 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)

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0 OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
1 00836U 64040A   26079.81761675  .00000640  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 00836  52.5257 120.4579 4957358 279.2685   0.2262  0.23902374 10781

Epoch: 2026-03-20T19:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-03-20T19:37:22.087Z)

Latitude

-51.41914°

Longitude

-66.38181°

Altitude

48,618.19 km

Speed

3.296 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 05m 13s

True Declination

-51° 23' 51"

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

14:06:49

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

157,666.904 km

Perigee altitude

48,927.112 km

Semi-major axis

109,675.145 km

Eccentricity

0.49574

Inclination

52.5257°

RAAN

120.4579°

Arg. of periapsis

279.2685°

True anomaly

0.77255°

Mean anomaly

0.2262°

Eccentric anomaly

0.44857°

Mean motion

0.05976 °/min

Orbital period

6,024.51 mins

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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1964 (1964-07-17 UTC)

OPS 3674 (VELA 4), 837

ERS 13, 838 (Decayed)

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OPS 3662 (VELA 3) 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.
570 mins	2026-03-18 09:23:28.163Z	346.645° N	2026-03-18 09:23:28.163Z	346.645° N	44.202°	2026-03-18 18:53:28.163Z	328.803° NNW
338 mins	2026-03-19 03:45:28.163Z	38.237° NE	2026-03-19 09:23:28.163Z	71.474° E	39.577°	2026-03-19 09:23:28.163Z	71.474° E

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OPS 3662 (VELA 3), 836

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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