Key statistics
Satellite SURCAL 159 at a glance.
Uptime
21277
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: 102.894 minutes
Inclination: 69.9722 deg
SMA: 7273.682 km
Apoapsis: 899.089 km
Periapsis: 892.005 km
RAAN: 268.2893 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00048697
Argument of periapsis: 158.8857 deg
Mean anomaly: 201.2453 deg
Mean motion: 13.99494853 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000092 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000099691898 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 6:37 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 159
TLE line 1: 1 02872U 67053F 25241.77588598 .00000092 00000-0 99692-4 0 9991
TLE line 2: 2 02872 69.9722 268.2893 0004870 158.8857 201.2453 13.99494853969438
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.
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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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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