SURCAL 159

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SURCAL 159 at a glance.

Uptime

21221

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SURCAL 159.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SURCAL 159

International designator: 1967-053F

Object number (NORAD): 2872

Object ID (CCSDS): 2872

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.895 minutes

Inclination: 69.9747 deg

SMA: 7273.727 km

Apoapsis: 901.411 km

Periapsis: 889.774 km

RAAN: 26.7736 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0007999

Argument of periapsis: 223.0619 deg

Mean anomaly: 136.9863 deg

Mean motion: 13.99481736 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000051 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00007145 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: July 5, 2025, 10:56 p.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: July 5, 2025, 5:47 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 159

TLE line 1: 1 2872U 67053F 25186.74150896 .00000051 00000-0 71450-4 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 2872 69.9747 26.7736 0007999 223.0619 136.9863 13.99481736962151

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SURCAL 159.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SURCAL 159.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2025-04-25 12:50:04 0.0001022136 37.0 (m) DEBRIS
OPS 7613 (P/L 5) DEB LEO 2024-10-11 23:24:32 0.0009390417 48.0 (m) DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB SSO 2024-07-10 08:55:15 0.0001222772 523.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

SURCAL 159 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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Launch to space Thor SLV-2 Agena D | Poppy 7A,B,C,D
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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