Key statistics
Satellite SECOR 1B at a glance.
Uptime
22399
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.9
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SECOR 1B.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SECOR 1B
International designator: 1964-001C
Object number (NORAD): 729
Object ID (CCSDS): 729
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.213 minutes
Inclination: 69.8999 deg
SMA: 7288.707 km
Apoapsis: 922.583 km
Periapsis: 898.561 km
RAAN: 83.5807 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016479
Argument of periapsis: 242.6179 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.3249 deg
Mean motion: 13.95169706 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000029 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000061006 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:07 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SECOR 1B
TLE line 1: 1 00729U 64001C 25127.25544806 .00000029 00000-0 61006-4 0 9998
TLE line 2: 2 00729 69.8999 83.5807 0016479 242.6179 117.3249 13.95169706120084
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SECOR 1B.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
SECOR 1B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C’, on board a Thor SLV-2A Agena D space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 11, 1964, 8:07 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 1E.
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Thor SLV-2A Agena D | Poppy 5A, 5B & 5C
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 11, 1964, 8:07 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Thor SLV-2A Agena D
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 1E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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