OPS 6679 (VELA 8)

2766
Spacetrack Directory Number
1967-04-28
Orbit launches
124469.65 km
Average height
6247.79 km/h
Average velocity


Satellite information OPS 6679 (VELA 8)

Spacetrack Directory Name OPS 6679 (VELA 8)
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Orbit launches 1967-04-28 (59 years ago)
Days in orbit 21730
Country/organisation of origin USA (US)
Starting point AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
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Perigee 56157 km
Apogee 167626 km
Orbit slope (inclination) 37.53°
Laps per day 0
Height OPS 6679 (VELA 8) 124469.65 km

Additional information OPS 6679 (VELA 8)

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.

satellite OPS 6679 (VELA 8) Date of exalting 28.04.1967y. Average height of ISS OPS 6679 (VELA 8) hundred 124469.65 km. Average velocity OPS 6679 (VELA 8) is 6247.79 km/h. Inclination OPS 6679 (VELA 8) satellite 37.43°.

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Update time: 2026-10-24 19:30:07
Average height of ISS OPS 6679 (VELA 8) is: 124469.65km
Average velocity OPS 6679 (VELA 8) is: 6247.79km/h
Average orbit height OPS 6679 (VELA 8) is: 37.43°
OPS 6679 (VELA 8) a new group of Starlink satellites has been launched 1967-04-28
OPS 6679 (VELA 8) is from 21730 days Days in orbit.