SOICAL (CONE)

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SOICAL (CONE) at a glance.

Uptime

20528

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.3

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for SOICAL (CONE).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: SOICAL (CONE)

International designator: 1969-082K

Object number (NORAD): 4132

Object ID (CCSDS): 4132

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 100.601 minutes

Inclination: 69.9946 deg

SMA: 7165.182 km

Apoapsis: 792.487 km

Periapsis: 781.606 km

RAAN: 335.3559 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0007593

Argument of periapsis: 354.9569 deg

Mean anomaly: 5.1478 deg

Mean motion: 14.31403031 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00002593 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00099826612 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, 6:15 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SOICAL (CONE)

TLE line 1: 1 04132U 69082K 25346.26065531 .00002593 00000-0 99827-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 04132 69.9946 335.3559 0007593 354.9569 5.1478 14.31403031894155

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite SOICAL (CONE).

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SOICAL (CONE).

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-06-14 23:46:24 0.0003839959 233.0 (m) DEBRIS
DELTA 1 DEB SSO 2024-12-27 08:25:34 0.0001727944 914.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB LEO 2024-12-12 17:29:13 0.000136465 203.0 (m) DEBRIS
DMSP 5D-2 F13 DEB SSO 2024-07-26 03:13:58 0.0002736332 465.0 (m) DEBRIS
THOR BURNER 2 R/B SSO 2024-07-17 07:12:37 0.0002243237 784.0 (m) ROCKET BODY

Associated space launch

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

SOICAL (CONE) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.

The launch took place on Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.

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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 8A,B,C,D

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Sept. 30, 1969, 1:40 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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