Key statistics
Satellite TOPO 1 at a glance.
Uptime
20232
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 13.5
Per day
Orbit
SSO
Sun Synchronous Orbit
Inclination
99.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for TOPO 1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: TOPO 1
International designator: 1970-025B
Object number (NORAD): 4363
Object ID (CCSDS): 4363
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 106.929 minutes
Inclination: 99.8878 deg
SMA: 7462.627 km
Apoapsis: 1086.068 km
Periapsis: 1082.916 km
RAAN: 153.5087 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00021124
Argument of periapsis: 14.7874 deg
Mean anomaly: 49.3475 deg
Mean motion: 13.46682324 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000016 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000046277775 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 29, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 28, 2025, 6:11 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 TOPO 1
TLE line 1: 1 04363U 70025B 25240.75817581 -.00000016 00000-0 46278-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 04363 99.8878 153.5087 0002112 14.7874 49.3475 13.46682324721835
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite TOPO 1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Meteorological research and development satellite
TOPO 1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 2E.
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Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: April 8, 1970, 8:17 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 2E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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