TOPO 1

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite TOPO 1 at a glance.

Uptime

20338

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: 99.8919 deg

SMA: 7462.6 km

Apoapsis: 1086.463 km

Periapsis: 1082.467 km

RAAN: 257.6083 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00026772

Argument of periapsis: 91.9708 deg

Mean anomaly: 29.0402 deg

Mean motion: 13.46689688 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000009 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000058887212 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, 6:24 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 TOPO 1

TLE line 1: 1 04363U 70025B 25346.26730159 -.00000009 00000-0 58887-4 0 9993

TLE line 2: 2 04363 99.8919 257.6083 0002677 91.9708 29.0402 13.46689688736035

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite TOPO 1.

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated 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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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Nimbus 4
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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