SOICAL (CONE)

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite SOICAL (CONE) at a glance.

Uptime

20423

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: 100.635 minutes

Inclination: 69.9917 deg

SMA: 7166.796 km

Apoapsis: 794.28 km

Periapsis: 783.042 km

RAAN: 212.4685 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00078401

Argument of periapsis: 194.9369 deg

Mean anomaly: 165.1524 deg

Mean motion: 14.30919454 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00001833 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.00071884355 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 3:09 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 SOICAL (CONE)

TLE line 1: 1 04132U 69082K 25241.63171522 .00001833 00000-0 71884-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 04132 69.9917 212.4685 0007840 194.9369 165.1524 14.30919454879188

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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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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