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OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 6679 (VELA 8), 2766 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Fri, 28 Apr 1967 UTC via a TITAN IIIC 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 6679 (VELA 8) details

Identifier	2766, 1967-040B
Orbit	HEO
Last TLE update	in 17 hours
Origin	USAF SSD (US)
Manufacturer	TRW
Mission	Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor	VELA, BE-3
Mass	~348 kg wet, 221 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1967-04-28 (58 years ago)
Launch vehicle	TITAN IIIC
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Poly, 1.42 m
Radar Cross Section	2.036 m²

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TLE from in 17 hours

0 OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
1 02766U 67040B   24357.24341790 -.00001396  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 02766  33.4034  16.3977 4624173  97.7900 358.1198  0.21268018  4346

Epoch: 2024-12-22T05:50Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-22T05:50:31.306Z)

Latitude	33.29774°
Longitude	-67.57712°
Altitude	56,702.019 km
Speed	3.046 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 25m 20s
True Declination	33° 16' 48"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-7.8477°
Longitude	-174.39889°
Altitude	105,119.575 km
Speed	1.946 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 16m 13s
Apparent Declination	-9° 29' 60"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	11:34:29
Azimuth	340.192° N
Elevation	-58.197°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	166,998.194 km
Perigee altitude	57,354.777 km
Semi-major axis	118,554.623 km
Eccentricity	0.4624173
Inclination	33.4034°
RAAN	16.3977°
Arg. of periapsis	97.79°
True anomaly	354.23753°
Mean anomaly	358.1198°
Eccentric anomaly	356.50436°
Mean motion	0.05317 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	6770.75 mins