Key statistics
Satellite TIMATION 1 at a glance.
Uptime
21326
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
70.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TIMATION 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIMATION 1
International designator: 1967-053E
Object number (NORAD): 2847
Object ID (CCSDS): 2847
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 102.648 minutes
Inclination: 69.9677 deg
SMA: 7262.073 km
Apoapsis: 888.631 km
Periapsis: 879.244 km
RAAN: 9.7908 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0006463
Argument of periapsis: 351.094 deg
Mean anomaly: 9.0054 deg
Mean motion: 14.02852105 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000252 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00019779381 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 19, 2025, 2:20 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 18, 2025, 10:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIMATION 1
TLE line 1: 1 02847U 67053E 25291.93995215 .00000252 00000-0 19779-3 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 02847 69.9677 9.7908 0006463 351.0940 9.0054 14.02852105979956
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIMATION 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TIMATION 1.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
TIMATION 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D’, on board a Thor SLV-2 Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on May 31, 1967, 9:30 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2W.
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Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 31, 1967, 9:30 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2 Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2W
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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