Key statistics
Satellite SERT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
20401
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.6
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.3
Latest
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: 105.982 minutes
Inclination: 99.2649 deg
SMA: 7418.493 km
Apoapsis: 1044.385 km
Periapsis: 1036.332 km
RAAN: 289.2292 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00054283
Argument of periapsis: 35.4541 deg
Mean anomaly: 88.9054 deg
Mean motion: 13.58717553 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000063 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00014197307 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SERT 2
TLE line 1: 1 04327U 70009A 25346.30444236 .00000063 00000-0 14197-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 04327 99.2649 289.2292 0005428 35.4541 88.9054 13.58717553768024
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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