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OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Tue, 20 Jul 1965 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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OPS 6577 (VELA 5) details

Identifier	1458, 1965-058A
Orbit	HEO
Last TLE update	in 20 hours
Origin	USAF SSD (US)
Manufacturer	TRW
Mission	Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	VELA, BE-3A
Mass	~234 kg wet, 132 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1965-07-20 (59 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS AGENA D
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Poly, 1.4 m
Radar Cross Section	2.240 m²

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TLE from in 20 hours

0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1  1458U 65058A   24357.48746223 -.00001099  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2  1458  24.1221  21.6412 4913743 296.9315 356.3830  0.21313446 85032

Epoch: 2024-12-22T11:41Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-22T11:41:56.736Z)

Latitude	-22.82216°
Longitude	44.83843°
Altitude	54,087.612 km
Speed	3.133 km/s
True Right ascension	20h 47m 23s
True Declination	-22° 48' 28"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	2.47251°
Longitude	-70.74534°
Altitude	114,847.263 km
Speed	1.791 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	13h 00m 06s
Apparent Declination	0° 34' 01"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:09:20
Azimuth	224.99° SW
Elevation	40.884°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	170,180.051 km
Perigee altitude	53,836.144 km
Semi-major axis	118,386.234 km
Eccentricity	0.4913743
Inclination	24.1221°
RAAN	21.6412°
Arg. of periapsis	296.9315°
True anomaly	347.88267°
Mean anomaly	356.383°
Eccentric anomaly	352.90618°
Mean motion	0.05328 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	6756.33 mins