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
Latest
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.
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.
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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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