Key statistics
Satellite SERT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
20243
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SERT 2.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SERT 2
International designator: 1970-009A
Object number (NORAD): 4327
Object ID (CCSDS): 4327
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 105.984 minutes
Inclination: 99.24 deg
SMA: 7418.566 km
Apoapsis: 1044.77 km
Periapsis: 1036.092 km
RAAN: 139.4631 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0005849
Argument of periapsis: 76.1307 deg
Mean anomaly: 33.5727 deg
Mean motion: 13.58697576 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000017 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000032174 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 6, 2025, 6:05 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 6, 2025, 11:08 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SERT 2
TLE line 1: 1 04327U 70009A 25187.46445826 -.00000017 00000-0 32174-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04327 99.2400 139.4631 0005849 76.1307 33.5727 13.58697576746459
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SERT 2.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SERT 2.
Associated space launch
Satellite designed to test a new ion thruster system.
SERT 2 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Feb. 4, 1970, 2:59 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | SERT 2
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Feb. 4, 1970, 2:59 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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