OPS 7613 (P/L 1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 7613 (P/L 1) at a glance.

Uptime

20471

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 OPS 7613 (P/L 1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 7613 (P/L 1)

International designator: 1969-082B

Object number (NORAD): 4256

Object ID (CCSDS): 4256

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 102.923 minutes

Inclination: 70.0073 deg

SMA: 7275.048 km

Apoapsis: 910.471 km

Periapsis: 883.355 km

RAAN: 129.9638 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00186363

Argument of periapsis: 16.879 deg

Mean anomaly: 343.2933 deg

Mean motion: 13.99100691 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000145 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013679986 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Oct. 16, 2025, 2:37 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Oct. 15, 2025, 7:28 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7613 (P/L 1)

TLE line 1: 1 04256U 69082B 25288.81115740 .00000145 00000-0 13680-3 0 9995

TLE line 2: 2 04256 70.0073 129.9638 0018636 16.8790 343.2933 13.99100691856284

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7613 (P/L 1).

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Associated space launch

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

OPS 7613 (P/L 1) 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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