SECOR 3

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SECOR 3 at a glance.

Uptime

22194

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.1

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SECOR 3.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SECOR 3

International designator: 1965-016E

Object number (NORAD): 1208

Object ID (CCSDS): 1208

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.149 minutes

Inclination: 70.0787 deg

SMA: 7285.666 km

Apoapsis: 923.32 km

Periapsis: 891.743 km

RAAN: 222.5911 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00216704

Argument of periapsis: 324.8104 deg

Mean anomaly: 163.2304 deg

Mean motion: 13.96043146 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000057 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000079570787 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 2:10 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SECOR 3

TLE line 1: 1 01208U 65016E 25346.09033676 .00000057 00000-0 79571-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 01208 70.0787 222.5911 0021670 324.8104 163.2304 13.96043146 93055

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SECOR 3.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SECOR 3.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-11-22 18:30:40 0.0002041717 128.0 (m) DEBRIS
SL-16 DEB LEO 2025-06-16 22:00:12 0.0001411019 904.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

SECOR 3 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D’, on board a Thor SLV-2 Agena D space rocket.

The launch took place on March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.

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Launch to space Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D
Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 6A,B,C,D

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: March 9, 1965, 6:29 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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