Key statistics
Satellite PORCUPINE 1 at a glance.
Uptime
22090
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: 103.263 minutes
Inclination: 70.0802 deg
SMA: 7291.069 km
Apoapsis: 927.967 km
Periapsis: 897.9 km
RAAN: 146.4047 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00206185
Argument of periapsis: 149.2877 deg
Mean anomaly: 210.944 deg
Mean motion: 13.94491884 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000026 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000058427118 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 8:36 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 PORCUPINE 1
TLE line 1: 1 01272U 65016H 25242.85867264 .00000026 00000-0 58427-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 01272 70.0802 146.4047 0020618 149.2877 210.9440 13.94491884 75904
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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