OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7), 2221 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 16 Jun 1966 UTC via a TITAN IIIC launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft 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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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Philco-Ford WDL
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
IDCSP, Unknown motor
Mass
45 kg wet, 45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Ico Poly, 0.5 m
Radar Cross Section
0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7)
1 02221U 66053H 25260.40274269 -.00000138 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 02221 7.9026 49.5099 0082377 167.3546 192.9755 1.06870148 48115Epoch: 2025-09-17T09:39Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-17T09:39:56.968Z)
Latitude
0.00001°
Longitude
-91.94897°
Altitude
34,356.249 km
Speed
3.116 km/s
True Right ascension
03h 18m 28s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:20:12
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
34,366.659 km
Perigee altitude
33,700.857 km
Semi-major axis
40,411.895 km
Eccentricity
0.00824
Inclination
7.9026°
RAAN
49.5099°
Arg. of periapsis
167.3546°
True anomaly
192.76565°
Mean anomaly
192.9755°
Eccentric anomaly
192.87037°
Mean motion
0.26716 °/min
Orbital period
1,347.48 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1966 (1966-06-16 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.OPS 9317 (IDSCS 7) Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 11:30:07.523Z | 124.49° SE | 2025-09-18 12:17:07.523Z | 122.938° SE | 29.879° | 2025-09-19 11:30:07.523Z | 102.823° ESE |
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