Key statistics
Satellite SURCAL 150B at a glance.
Uptime
21221
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
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: 94.262 minutes
Inclination: 69.9222 deg
SMA: 6860.933 km
Apoapsis: 490.63 km
Periapsis: 474.967 km
RAAN: 56.3847 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0011415
Argument of periapsis: 192.2426 deg
Mean anomaly: 167.8472 deg
Mean motion: 15.27664441 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00068338 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.002498 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:33 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SURCAL 150B
TLE line 1: 1 02909U 67053J 25186.60667619 .00068338 00000-0 24980-2 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 02909 69.9222 56.3847 0011415 192.2426 167.8472 15.27664441 28569
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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