SURCAL 150B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SURCAL 150B at a glance.

Uptime

21161

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 15.2

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

69.9

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SURCAL 150B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SURCAL 150B

International designator: 1967-053J

Object number (NORAD): 2909

Object ID (CCSDS): 2909

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 94.723 minutes

Inclination: 69.9247 deg

SMA: 6883.322 km

Apoapsis: 511.178 km

Periapsis: 499.197 km

RAAN: 213.9948 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0008703

Argument of periapsis: 268.2742 deg

Mean anomaly: 91.7431 deg

Mean motion: 15.20217142 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00061527 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0028106 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 5:52 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 150B

TLE line 1: 1 02909U 67053J 25126.74500693 .00061527 00000-0 28106-2 0 9991

TLE line 2: 2 02909 69.9247 213.9948 0008703 268.2742 91.7431 15.20217142 19442

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SURCAL 150B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SURCAL 150B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
COSMOS 2251 DEB LEO 2024-11-15 16:38:17 0.000171361 255.0 (m) DEBRIS
SPOT 1 SSO 2024-10-29 15:03:03 0.0001537878 623.0 (m) PAYLOAD
SL-14 R/B LEO 2024-09-10 07:45:14 0.002771819 524.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

SURCAL 150B 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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