TEMPSAT 2

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TEMPSAT 2 at a glance.

Uptime

20528

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.0

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 TEMPSAT 2.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: TEMPSAT 2

International designator: 1969-082H

Object number (NORAD): 4168

Object ID (CCSDS): 4168

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: SMALL

Orbital parameters

Period: 103.153 minutes

Inclination: 70.0126 deg

SMA: 7285.892 km

Apoapsis: 922.044 km

Periapsis: 893.471 km

RAAN: 138.2292 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00196088

Argument of periapsis: 2.1951 deg

Mean anomaly: 357.9237 deg

Mean motion: 13.95978185 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000107 rev/day²

B* drag term: 0.0001167199 1/R_Earth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 11, 2025, 8:11 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TEMPSAT 2

TLE line 1: 1 04168U 69082H 25345.84148415 .00000107 00000-0 11672-3 0 9996

TLE line 2: 2 04168 70.0126 138.2292 0019609 2.1951 357.9237 13.95978185861947

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TEMPSAT 2.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object TEMPSAT 2.

Target	Orbit	TCA	Probability of collision	Miss distance	Type
OV1-4	SSO	2025-12-07 08:38:11	0.001995533	483.0 (m)	PAYLOAD
CZ-6A DEB	SSO	2025-11-29 18:09:32	0.0001029726	529.0 (m)	DEBRIS
FENGYUN 1C DEB	SSO	2025-04-22 21:47:35	0.0001841504	160.0 (m)	DEBRIS
METEOR 2-17 DEB	LEO	2024-12-20 12:54:20	0.0002377663	494.0 (m)	DEBRIS
COSMOS 970 DEB	LEO	2024-11-13 18:14:56	0.0002568181	163.0 (m)	DEBRIS

Associated space launch

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

TEMPSAT 2 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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