OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) at a glance.

Uptime

21494

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

SSO

Sun Synchronous Orbit

Inclination

99.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)

International designator: 1967-010A

Object number (NORAD): 2669

Object ID (CCSDS): 2669

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.83 minutes

Inclination: 99.0979 deg

SMA: 7176.088 km

Apoapsis: 832.789 km

Periapsis: 763.117 km

RAAN: 337.4758 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00485448

Argument of periapsis: 196.7985 deg

Mean anomaly: 163.1589 deg

Mean motion: 14.28141058 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.0000024 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00011443634 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 2:02 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2)

TLE line 1: 1 02669U 67010A 25347.58479179 .00000240 00000-0 11444-3 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 02669 99.0979 337.4758 0048545 196.7985 163.1589 14.28141058 57847

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Associated space launch

DSAP-4A (Defense Satellite Application Program Block 4A) was the fourth version of the military meteorological satellites of the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.

OPS 6073 (DMSP 4A F2) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2’, on board a Thor Burner 2 space rocket.

The launch took place on Feb. 8, 1967, 8 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 10W.

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Launch to space Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2
Thor Burner 2 | DSAP-4A F2

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Feb. 8, 1967, 8 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor Burner 2

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 10W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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