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OPS 2222, 3334

Orbit data source: Space-Track

OPS 2222, 3334 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Tue, 06 Aug 1968 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3A AGENA D 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 2222 details

Identifier	3334, 1968-063A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	15 hours ago
Origin	NRO/SAFSP (US)
Manufacturer	LMSC?
Mission	Non-operational Defense Sigint
Bus & Motor	CANYON, Unknown motor
Mass	~240 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1968-08-06 (56 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS SLV-3A AGENA D
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Cyl, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section	2.639 m²

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 OPS 2222
1 03334U 68063A   24355.87896486 -.00000024  00000-0  00000-0 0  9998
2 03334   7.3162 288.6842 0920899 215.9135 337.6942  0.99248967 20735

Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-20T21:05:42.563Z)

Latitude	-1.15077°
Longitude	71.42057°
Altitude	32,516.219 km
Speed	3.333 km/s
True Right ascension	07h 51m 08s
True Declination	-1° 08' 58"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	5.75086°
Longitude	-66.06501°
Altitude	39,793.895 km
Speed	2.807 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 42m 58s
Apparent Declination	0° 37' 18"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	10:59:39
Azimuth	6.398° NNE
Elevation	-49.284°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	39,986.513 km
Perigee altitude	32,167.164 km
Semi-major axis	42,454.976 km
Eccentricity	0.0920899
Inclination	7.3162°
RAAN	288.6842°
Arg. of periapsis	215.9135°
True anomaly	333.21874°
Mean anomaly	337.6942°
Eccentric anomaly	335.50669°
Mean motion	0.24811 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1450.95 mins