Key statistics
Satellite SECOR 1B at a glance.
Uptime
22457
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: 69.9021 deg
SMA: 7288.683 km
Apoapsis: 920.293 km
Periapsis: 900.802 km
RAAN: 316.2477 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0013371
Argument of periapsis: 172.5847 deg
Mean anomaly: 187.5458 deg
Mean motion: 13.95176653 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.000025967 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 5, 2025, 5:45 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 5, 2025, 2:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SECOR 1B
TLE line 1: 1 00729U 64001C 25186.61809862 -.00000018 00000-0 25967-4 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 00729 69.9021 316.2477 0013371 172.5847 187.5458 13.95176653128360
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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