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OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6564 (VELA 6), 1459 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 6564 (VELA 6) details

Identifier	1459, 1965-058B
Orbit	HEO
Last TLE update	in 2 days
Origin	USAF SSD (US)
Manufacturer	TRW
Mission	Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	VELA, BE-3A
Mass	~224 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 2 days

0 OPS 6564 (VELA 6)
1  1459U 65058B   24359.09637321 -.00001477  00000-0  00000+0 0  9996
2  1459  41.0856  15.1191 4723393  69.8144   0.2475  0.21401416 46890

Epoch: 2024-12-24T02:18Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-24T02:18:46.645Z)

Latitude	38.00418°
Longitude	-48.83357°
Altitude	54,976.42 km
Speed	3.101 km/s
True Right ascension	05h 15m 52s
True Declination	37° 59' 05"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-37.21744°
Longitude	128.18954°
Altitude	168,165.61 km
Speed	1.091 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	17h 08m 07s
Apparent Declination	-39° 07' 23"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	15:04:30
Azimuth	156.381° SSE
Elevation	6.066°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	167,448.253 km
Perigee altitude	55,918.207 km
Semi-major axis	118,061.367 km
Eccentricity	0.4723393
Inclination	41.0856°
RAAN	15.1191°
Arg. of periapsis	69.8144°
True anomaly	0.7835°
Mean anomaly	0.2475°
Eccentric anomaly	0.46905°
Mean motion	0.0535 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	6728.54 mins