OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669
Orbit data source: Space-Track
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in SSO that was launched on Wed, 08 Feb 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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
RCA/East Windsor
Mission
Non-operational Defense Weather
Bus & Motor
DMSP BLOCK 4A, Unknown motor
Mass
79 kg wet, 79 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Oct Cyl, 0.4 m
Radar Cross Section
0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 10 hours ago
TLE from 10 hours ago
0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A 25258.53622580 .00000137 00000-0 73155-4 0 9996
2 02669 99.0905 244.7587 0049974 94.6975 265.9915 14.28076441 45134Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:52Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-15T12:52:09.909Z)
Latitude
0.00005°
Longitude
56.97793°
Altitude
803.767 km
Speed
7.45 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 19m 02s
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
15:08:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
831.183 km
Perigee altitude
759.485 km
Semi-major axis
7,173.471 km
Eccentricity
0.005
Inclination
99.0905°
RAAN
244.7587°
Arg. of periapsis
94.6975°
True anomaly
265.4205°
Mean anomaly
265.9915°
Eccentric anomaly
265.70597°
Mean motion
3.57231 °/min
Orbital period
100.78 mins
BSTAR
0.000073155
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1967 (1967-02-08 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 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) 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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| 9 mins | 2025-09-15 23:04:28.230Z | 163.613° S | 2025-09-15 23:08:28.230Z | 155.573° SSE | 44.389° | 2025-09-15 23:13:28.230Z | 346.508° N |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 11:20:28.230Z | 51.328° ENE | 2025-09-16 11:23:28.230Z | 107.178° ESE | 26.853° | 2025-09-16 11:27:28.230Z | 158.804° S |
| 7 mins | 2025-09-16 12:59:28.230Z | 343.179° N | 2025-09-16 13:02:28.230Z | 294.646° NW | 26.599° | 2025-09-16 13:06:28.230Z | 236.277° WSW |
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