PORCUPINE 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite PORCUPINE 1 at a glance.

Uptime

22033

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.9

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 PORCUPINE 1.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: PORCUPINE 1

International designator: 1965-016H

Object number (NORAD): 1272

Object ID (CCSDS): 1272

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.264 minutes

Inclination: 70.0797 deg

SMA: 7291.089 km

Apoapsis: 930.387 km

Periapsis: 895.522 km

RAAN: 267.9949 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0023909

Argument of periapsis: 223.4392 deg

Mean anomaly: 136.483 deg

Mean motion: 13.9448588 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000027 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000019126 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 4, 2025, 6:39 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 4, 2025, 2:50 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 PORCUPINE 1

TLE line 1: 1 01272U 65016H 25185.61837762 -.00000027 00000-0 19126-4 0 9994

TLE line 2: 2 01272 70.0797 267.9949 0023909 223.4392 136.4830 13.94485880 67927

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite PORCUPINE 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object PORCUPINE 1.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2025-04-28 07:35:40 0.0001821309 177.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR ABLESTAR DEB LEO 2025-04-12 20:20:25 0.0002593736 179.0 (m) DEBRIS
COSMOS 397 DEB * LEO 2025-03-30 05:16:39 0.000144564 165.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-02-09 02:31:04 0.0001520573 467.0 (m) DEBRIS
IRIDIUM 33 DEB LEO 2024-11-25 05:00:14 0.0001059108 646.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

PORCUPINE 1 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.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

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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