Key statistics
Satellite TIMATION 2 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 TIMATION 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TIMATION 2
International designator: 1969-082C
Object number (NORAD): 4257
Object ID (CCSDS): 4257
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.128 minutes
Inclination: 70.0134 deg
SMA: 7284.691 km
Apoapsis: 919.382 km
Periapsis: 893.731 km
RAAN: 253.6798 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00176055
Argument of periapsis: 79.3444 deg
Mean anomaly: 312.2119 deg
Mean motion: 13.96323404 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000115 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00012173073 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, 10:06 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIMATION 2
TLE line 1: 1 04257U 69082C 25288.92128865 .00000115 00000-0 12173-3 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 04257 70.0134 253.6798 0017605 79.3444 312.2119 13.96323404852554
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TIMATION 2.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
TIMATION 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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