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OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21), 3286

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21), 3286 is a payload satellite owned by SAMSO (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 13 Jun 1968 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 9343 (IDSCS 21) details

Identifier	3286, 1968-050C
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	19 hours ago
Origin	SAMSO (US)
Manufacturer	Philco-Ford
Mission	Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	IDCSP, Unknown motor
Mass	45 kg wet, 45 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1968-06-13 (57 years ago)
Launch vehicle	TITAN IIIC
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Poly, 0.9 m
Radar Cross Section	0.926 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 OPS 9343 (IDSCS 21)
1  3286U 68050C   24355.75184979 -.00000106  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2  3286   6.1046  56.6861 0019149 137.9026 217.7319  1.07758506133996

Epoch: 2024-12-20T18:02Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T18:02:39.821Z)

Latitude	-0.46853°
Longitude	51.73807°
Altitude	33,870.577 km
Speed	3.145 km/s
True Right ascension	03h 28m 52s
True Declination	0° 28' 05"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-4.9453°
Longitude	2.36274°
Altitude	33,885.492 km
Speed	3.143 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 11m 55s
Apparent Declination	-9° 30' 26"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	12:16:27
Azimuth	2.209° NNE
Elevation	-59.574°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	33,888.332 km
Perigee altitude	33,734.414 km
Semi-major axis	40,189.51 km
Eccentricity	0.0019149
Inclination	6.1046°
RAAN	56.6861°
Arg. of periapsis	137.9026°
True anomaly	217.59787°
Mean anomaly	217.7319°
Eccentric anomaly	217.66486°
Mean motion	0.26939 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1336.38 mins