Key statistics
Satellite TIMATION 2 at a glance.
Uptime
20423
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: 103.129 minutes
Inclination: 70.0177 deg
SMA: 7284.736 km
Apoapsis: 920.344 km
Periapsis: 892.857 km
RAAN: 354.2318 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00188663
Argument of periapsis: 148.8936 deg
Mean anomaly: 350.293 deg
Mean motion: 13.9631063 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.0000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0000747408 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 30, 2025, 3:38 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 29, 2025, 9:04 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TIMATION 2
TLE line 1: 1 04257U 69082C 25241.87812608 .00000050 00000-0 74741-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04257 70.0177 354.2318 0018866 148.8936 350.2930 13.96310630845984
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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