VELA 2, 674
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VELA 2, 674 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 2 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 4 weeks ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | VELA, BE3A |
| Mass | ~217 kg wet, 115 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 4 weeks ago
0 VELA 2
1 00674U 63039A 24226.04742168 -.00000065 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 00674 45.6617 117.2686 3718002 85.3836 359.4608 0.22196944 7888Epoch: 2024-08-13T01:08Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-13T01:08:17.233Z)
| Latitude | 45.56121° |
| Longitude | -139.49914° |
| Altitude | 66,154.376 km |
| Speed | 2.745 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 18m 10s |
| True Declination | 45° 32' 40" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -26.01223° |
| Longitude | 109.55496° |
| Altitude | 117,373.864 km |
| Speed | 1.727 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 05h 54m 44s |
| Apparent Declination | -26° 40' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 18:02:55 |
| Azimuth | 7.93° NNE |
| Elevation | -76.647° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 151,685.243 km |
| Perigee | 66,005.133 km |
| Semi-major axis | 115,223.325 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.3718002 |
| Inclination | 45.6617° |
| RAAN | 117.2686° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 85.3836° |
| True anomaly | 358.73168° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.4608° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 359.14169° |
| Mean motion | 0.05549 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6487.39 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)
| VELA 2, 674 |
| ERS 12, 675 (Decayed) |
| VELA 1, 692 |
VELA 2 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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