Key statistics
Satellite OPS 4988 DEB at a glance.
Uptime
22099
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 OPS 4988 DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: OPS 4988 DEB
International designator: 1965-016K
Object number (NORAD): 12099
Object ID (CCSDS): 12099
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.516 minutes
Inclination: 70.075 deg
SMA: 7255.868 km
Apoapsis: 892.964 km
Periapsis: 862.501 km
RAAN: 125.1296 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00209917
Argument of periapsis: 281.7508 deg
Mean anomaly: 251.2984 deg
Mean motion: 14.04651991 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000358 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00025679494 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 6:18 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 8, 2025, 10:02 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 4988 DEB
TLE line 1: 1 12099U 65016K 25251.41868958 .00000358 00000-0 25679-3 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 12099 70.0750 125.1296 0020992 281.7508 251.2984 14.04651991 87456
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 4988 DEB.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
OPS 4988 DEB 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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