OPS 7898 (P/L 1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 7898 (P/L 1) at a glance.

Uptime

19724

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 13.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

70.0

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for OPS 7898 (P/L 1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 7898 (P/L 1)

International designator: 1971-110A

Object number (NORAD): 5678

Object ID (CCSDS): 5678

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.794 minutes

Inclination: 69.9905 deg

SMA: 7362.93 km

Apoapsis: 989.114 km

Periapsis: 980.476 km

RAAN: 47.0356 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00058654

Argument of periapsis: 40.5601 deg

Mean anomaly: 319.5929 deg

Mean motion: 13.74126661 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000008 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000044204374 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 3:04 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7898 (P/L 1)

TLE line 1: 1 05678U 71110A 25347.62806101 -.00000008 00000-0 44204-4 0 9998

TLE line 2: 2 05678 69.9905 47.0356 0005865 40.5601 319.5929 13.74126661331294

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Associated space launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

OPS 7898 (P/L 1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D’, on board a Thorad SLV-2G Agena D space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 14, 1971, 12:13 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1W.

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Launch to space Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D
Thorad SLV-2G Agena D | Poppy 9A,B,C,D

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 14, 1971, 12:13 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Thorad SLV-2G Agena D

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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