Key statistics
Satellite SERT 2 at a glance.
Uptime
20186
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: 99.2374 deg
SMA: 7418.583 km
Apoapsis: 1043.595 km
Periapsis: 1037.301 km
RAAN: 87.0269 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0004242
Argument of periapsis: 207.7655 deg
Mean anomaly: 211.7922 deg
Mean motion: 13.58693062 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000008 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000044587 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 6:48 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SERT 2
TLE line 1: 1 04327U 70009A 25131.78349749 -.00000008 00000-0 44587-4 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 04327 99.2374 87.0269 0004242 207.7655 211.7922 13.58693062738890
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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