Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7613 (P/L 3) at a glance.
Uptime
20307
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 3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7613 (P/L 3)
International designator: 1969-082D
Object number (NORAD): 4259
Object ID (CCSDS): 4259
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.221 minutes
Inclination: 70.0144 deg
SMA: 7289.093 km
Apoapsis: 927.276 km
Periapsis: 894.639 km
RAAN: 286.5064 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0022388
Argument of periapsis: 315.2926 deg
Mean anomaly: 154.2994 deg
Mean motion: 13.95058959 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000075 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000094521 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 5, 2025, 2:11 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 4, 2025, 9:19 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7613 (P/L 3)
TLE line 1: 1 04259U 69082D 25124.88849006 .00000075 00000-0 94521-4 0 9999
TLE line 2: 2 04259 70.0144 286.5064 0022388 315.2926 154.2994 13.95058959924733
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7613 (P/L 3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
OPS 7613 (P/L 3) 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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