Key statistics
Satellite OPS 7898 (P/L 3) 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 3).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: OPS 7898 (P/L 3)
International designator: 1971-110D
Object number (NORAD): 5681
Object ID (CCSDS): 5681
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 104.757 minutes
Inclination: 69.987 deg
SMA: 7361.202 km
Apoapsis: 988.839 km
Periapsis: 977.295 km
RAAN: 228.1811 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00078417
Argument of periapsis: 185.5181 deg
Mean anomaly: 174.5828 deg
Mean motion: 13.74610489 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000021 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000030643687 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, 11:03 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 OPS 7898 (P/L 3)
TLE line 1: 1 05681U 71110D 25250.96051908 -.00000021 00000-0 30644-4 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 05681 69.9870 228.1811 0007842 185.5181 174.5828 13.74610489318037
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite OPS 7898 (P/L 3).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
OPS 7898 (P/L 3) 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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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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