Key statistics
Satellite SECOR 3 at a glance.
Uptime
22145
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: 103.15 minutes
Inclination: 70.0798 deg
SMA: 7285.716 km
Apoapsis: 921.188 km
Periapsis: 893.975 km
RAAN: 325.4218 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00186758
Argument of periapsis: 27.4414 deg
Mean anomaly: 153.3571 deg
Mean motion: 13.96028781 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000061 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000082805631 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 25, 2025, 3:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 24, 2025, 7:24 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SECOR 3
TLE line 1: 1 01208U 65016E 25297.80864154 .00000061 00000-0 82806-4 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 01208 70.0798 325.4218 0018676 27.4414 153.3571 13.96028781 86317
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SECOR 3.
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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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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