Key statistics
Satellite SURCAL 159 at a glance.
Uptime
21381
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: 102.891 minutes
Inclination: 69.9754 deg
SMA: 7273.515 km
Apoapsis: 900.85 km
Periapsis: 889.909 km
RAAN: 43.3153 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00075209
Argument of periapsis: 333.9326 deg
Mean anomaly: 26.1402 deg
Mean motion: 13.99543103 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000158 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014517917 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:25 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 159
TLE line 1: 1 02872U 67053F 25346.26743477 .00000158 00000-0 14518-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02872 69.9754 43.3153 0007521 333.9326 26.1402 13.99543103984053
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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