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 | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | in 2 days |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | VELA, BE-3A |
| Mass | ~234 kg wet, 132 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 2 days
0 OPS 6577 (VELA 5)
1 1458U 65058A 24305.93440159 -.00000614 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 1458 23.8192 21.8578 4892224 295.0686 0.7796 0.21354436 84923Epoch: 2024-10-31T22:25Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-31T22:25:32.297Z)
| Latitude | -21.36326° |
| Longitude | -57.49141° |
| Altitude | 55,341.364 km |
| Speed | 3.09 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 18m 24s |
| True Declination | -21° 20' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 14.93243° |
| Longitude | 147.47775° |
| Altitude | 155,007.647 km |
| Speed | 1.252 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 11h 05m 11s |
| Apparent Declination | 13° 24' 49" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 03:59:04 |
| Azimuth | 69.131° E |
| Elevation | -3.636° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 169,699.616 km |
| Perigee | 54,013.496 km |
| Semi-major axis | 118,234.693 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.4892224 |
| Inclination | 23.8192° |
| RAAN | 21.8578° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 295.0686° |
| True anomaly | 2.60559° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.7796° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 1.52613° |
| Mean motion | 0.05339 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6743.37 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #58 in the year 1965 (1965-07-20 UTC)
| OPS 6577 (VELA 5), 1458 |
| OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459 |
| ERS 17, 1460 (Decayed) |
| ATLAS AGENA D R/B, 2428 (Decayed) |
OPS 6577 (VELA 5) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 mins | 2024-10-30 09:48:57.052Z | 81.852° E | 2024-10-30 16:02:57.052Z | 176.74° S | 40.706° | 2024-10-30 22:05:57.052Z | 266.865° W |