Key statistics
Satellite SURCAL 150B at a glance.
Uptime
21277
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.4
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: 93.59 minutes
Inclination: 69.916 deg
SMA: 6828.309 km
Apoapsis: 452.064 km
Periapsis: 448.284 km
RAAN: 268.8806 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00027673
Argument of periapsis: 306.7583 deg
Mean anomaly: 53.3341 deg
Mean motion: 15.38625816 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00182611 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0046628614 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, 9:22 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 150B
TLE line 1: 1 02909U 67053J 25241.89077004 .00182611 00000-0 46629-2 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 02909 69.9160 268.8806 0002767 306.7583 53.3341 15.38625816 37032
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.
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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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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