OPS 7898 (P/L 2)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite OPS 7898 (P/L 2) at a glance.

Uptime

19627

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 2).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: OPS 7898 (P/L 2)

International designator: 1971-110C

Object number (NORAD): 5680

Object ID (CCSDS): 5680

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 104.748 minutes

Inclination: 69.9878 deg

SMA: 7360.793 km

Apoapsis: 988.107 km

Periapsis: 977.209 km

RAAN: 225.3864 deg

Eccentricy: 0.00074032

Argument of periapsis: 184.5488 deg

Mean anomaly: 175.554 deg

Mean motion: 13.7472509 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000019 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.000032812866 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Sept. 8, 2025, 3:16 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Sept. 7, 2025, 10:29 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7898 (P/L 2)

TLE line 1: 1 05680U 71110C 25250.93713441 -.00000019 00000-0 32813-4 0 9997

TLE line 2: 2 05680 69.9878 225.3864 0007403 184.5488 175.5540 13.74725090309423

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Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7898 (P/L 2).

In-orbit conjunctions

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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 2) 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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