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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
VELA, BE-3
Mass
~227 kg wet, 125 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Poly, 0.7 m
Radar Cross Section
2.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from in 23 hours
0 OPS 3662 (VELA 3)
1 00836U 64040A 25261.01495214 .00000361 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 00836 51.6574 124.3085 4693388 286.6790 0.5498 0.23916435 10346Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T00:21:31.864Z)
Latitude
-48.25925°
Longitude
59.71592°
Altitude
51,891 km
Speed
3.17 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 09m 07s
True Declination
-48° 14' 18"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:36:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
154,708.657 km
Perigee altitude
51,799.399 km
Semi-major axis
109,632.165 km
Eccentricity
0.46934
Inclination
51.6574°
RAAN
124.3085°
Arg. of periapsis
286.679°
True anomaly
1.72384°
Mean anomaly
0.5498°
Eccentric anomaly
1.03602°
Mean motion
0.05979 °/min
Orbital period
6,020.97 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #40 in the year 1964 (1964-07-17 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.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. |
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| 450 mins | 2025-09-17 00:52:03.562Z | 127.474° SE | 2025-09-17 02:16:03.562Z | 169.65° S | 42.679° | 2025-09-17 08:22:03.562Z | 264.44° W |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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