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). 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 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | SSO |
| Last TLE update | 20 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| 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 | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Oct Cyl, 0.8 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.655 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²) |
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TLE from 20 hours ago
0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)
1 02669U 67010A 24355.82860719 .00000345 00000-0 15662-3 0 9992
2 02669 99.0596 325.5802 0049497 149.5501 210.8569 14.27881467 6786Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:53Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T19:53:11.661Z)
| Latitude | -0.00005° |
| Longitude | -62.60689° |
| Altitude | 832.282 km |
| Speed | 7.421 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 21h 42m 19s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -54.56452° |
| Longitude | -48.86744° |
| Altitude | 852.75 km |
| Speed | 7.408 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 00h 54m 50s |
| Apparent Declination | -52° 02' 50" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 14:50:43 |
| Azimuth | 131.064° SE |
| Elevation | -66.729° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 831.496 km |
| Perigee altitude | 760.476 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,174.123 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0049497 |
| Inclination | 99.0596° |
| RAAN | 325.5802° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 149.5501° |
| True anomaly | 210.56753° |
| Mean anomaly | 210.8569° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 210.71206° |
| Mean motion | 3.57182 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00015662 |
| Orbital period | 100.79 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 1967 (1967-02-08 UTC)
| OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2), 2669 |
| THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2741 |
OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 mins | 2024-12-21 21:15:22.045Z | 120.471° SE | 2024-12-21 21:19:22.045Z | 61.294° ENE | 26.158° | 2024-12-21 21:23:22.045Z | 9.076° NNE |
| 7 mins | 2024-12-21 22:55:22.045Z | 208.32° SW | 2024-12-21 22:58:22.045Z | 256.932° W | 29.035° | 2024-12-21 23:02:22.045Z | 320.817° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-22 11:09:22.045Z | 14.873° NNE | 2024-12-22 11:13:22.045Z | 184.879° SSW | 44.407° | 2024-12-22 11:17:22.045Z | 194.474° SSW |
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