Key statistics
Satellite SURCAL 150B at a glance.
Uptime
21324
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 16.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.9
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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
Decay date: Oct. 17, 2025
Period: 88.106 minutes
Inclination: 69.8816 deg
SMA: 6558.878 km
Apoapsis: 189.629 km
Periapsis: 171.858 km
RAAN: 133.9819 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00135473
Argument of periapsis: 251.4049 deg
Mean anomaly: 108.5707 deg
Mean motion: 16.34400267 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.22750117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0032014996 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Oct. 20, 2025, 6:08 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Oct. 17, 2025, 2:13 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 150B
TLE line 1: 1 02909U 67053J 25290.59276516 .22750117 43394-5 32015-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 02909 69.8816 133.9819 0013547 251.4049 108.5707 16.34400267 44615
Live tracking on map
Satellite SURCAL 150B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
In-orbit conjunctions
Satellite SURCAL 150B has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No conjunctions available.
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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