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 | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 4 weeks ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | VELA, BE-3A |
| Mass | ~224 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 4 weeks ago
0 OPS 6564 (VELA 6)
1 1459U 65058B 24279.53640089 -.00000875 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 1459 41.0852 17.1097 4681684 65.7580 359.2411 0.21376563 46721Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:52Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-05T12:52:25.036Z)
| Latitude | 37.05149° |
| Longitude | -131.09332° |
| Altitude | 57,261.793 km |
| Speed | 3.026 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 05h 06m 48s |
| True Declination | 37° 01' 59" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -19.19944° |
| Longitude | 12.401° |
| Altitude | 142,753.091 km |
| Speed | 1.404 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 39m 07s |
| Apparent Declination | -20° 02' 02" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 01:50:47 |
| Azimuth | 328.963° NNW |
| Elevation | -67.584° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 167,090.151 km |
| Perigee | 56,459.285 km |
| Semi-major axis | 118,152.855 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.4681684 |
| Inclination | 41.0852° |
| RAAN | 17.1097° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 65.758° |
| True anomaly | 357.62954° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.2411° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 358.57317° |
| Mean motion | 0.05344 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6736.37 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 6564 (VELA 6) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 mins | 2024-10-30 17:36:01.738Z | 146.595° SSE | 2024-10-30 20:07:01.738Z | 176.616° S | 16.275° | 2024-10-30 22:37:01.738Z | 205.814° SW |