Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7613 (P/L 3) 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 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: 103.22 minutes
Inclination: 70.0158 deg
SMA: 7289.042 km
Apoapsis: 925.64 km
Periapsis: 896.173 km
RAAN: 36.9231 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00202136
Argument of periapsis: 175.8343 deg
Mean anomaly: 297.3269 deg
Mean motion: 13.95073594 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000060606291 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, 9:40 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7613 (P/L 3)
TLE line 1: 1 04259U 69082D 25241.90318940 .00000029 00000-0 60606-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04259 70.0158 36.9231 0020214 175.8343 297.3269 13.95073594941050
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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