Key statistics
Satellite OPS 4988 (GREB 6) at a glance.
Uptime
21978
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 (GREB 6).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 4988 (GREB 6)
International designator: 1965-016A
Object number (NORAD): 1271
Object ID (CCSDS): 1271
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.11 minutes
Inclination: 70.0792 deg
SMA: 7283.84 km
Apoapsis: 922.427 km
Periapsis: 888.983 km
RAAN: 296.0281 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022958
Argument of periapsis: 242.153 deg
Mean anomaly: 129.3911 deg
Mean motion: 13.96568217 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000068 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000086896 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 2:40 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 10, 2025, 6:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 4988 (GREB 6)
TLE line 1: 1 01271U 65016A 25130.75213700 .00000068 00000-0 86896-4 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 01271 70.0792 296.0281 0022958 242.1530 129.3911 13.96568217 62629
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 4988 (GREB 6).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
OPS 4988 (GREB 6) 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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