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OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24), 3289

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24), 3289 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). 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
3289, 1968-050F
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
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 15 hours ago
0 OPS 9346 (IDSCS 24)
1 03289U 68050F   25189.71639209 -.00000108  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 03289   6.3639  56.4505 0045705 129.2913  51.9437  1.07288242 46962
Epoch: 2025-07-08T17:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T17:11:36.276Z)
Latitude
-0.19129°
Longitude
53.2849°
Altitude
33,814.842 km
Speed
3.154 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 52m 22s
True Declination
0° 11' 28"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
5.62167°
Longitude
-66.94529°
Altitude
33,856.089 km
Speed
3.15 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
07h 54m 26s
Apparent Declination
0° 10' 14"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
20:18:59
Azimuth
9.542° NNE
Elevation
-49.863°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
34,112.94 km
Perigee altitude
33,744.495 km
Semi-major axis
40,306.855 km
Eccentricity
0.00457
Inclination
6.3639°
RAAN
56.4505°
Arg. of periapsis
129.2913°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
51.9437°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.26821 °/min
Orbital period
1,342.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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