VELA 1, 692
Orbit data source: Space-Track
VELA 1, 692 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SSD (US) in HEO that was launched on Thu, 17 Oct 1963 UTC via an ATLAS 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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VELA 1 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | HEO |
| Last TLE update | 1 week ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | TRW |
| Mission status | Unknown |
| Mission | Defense Early Warn |
| Bus & Motor | VELA, BE3A |
| Mass | ~207 kg wet, 115 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 1 week ago
0 VELA 1
1 00692U 63039C 24243.97226542 -.00000558 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999
2 00692 19.5921 37.9251 5936118 213.2807 359.3793 0.22154371 11724Epoch: 2024-08-30T23:20Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-08-30T23:20:03.732Z)
| Latitude | -9.08465° |
| Longitude | -84.90685° |
| Altitude | 41,888.462 km |
| Speed | 3.614 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 16h 18m 59s |
| True Declination | -9° 04' 36" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 18.90952° |
| Longitude | 142.44229° |
| Altitude | 128,173.978 km |
| Speed | 1.572 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 07h 25m 10s |
| Apparent Declination | 16° 41' 11" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 17:59:50 |
| Azimuth | 336.273° NNW |
| Elevation | -30.007° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 177,479.068 km |
| Perigee | 40,507.434 km |
| Semi-major axis | 115,371.388 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.5936118 |
| Inclination | 19.5921° |
| RAAN | 37.9251° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 213.2807° |
| True anomaly | 356.97649° |
| Mean anomaly | 359.3793° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 358.47291° |
| Mean motion | 0.05539 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 6499.9 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #39 in the year 1963 (1963-10-17 UTC)
| VELA 2, 674 |
| ERS 12, 675 (Decayed) |
| VELA 1, 692 |
VELA 1 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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