Key statistics
Satellite SOLRAD 7A at a glance.
Uptime
22617
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 14.0
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
69.9
Latest
Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for SOLRAD 7A.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: SOLRAD 7A
International designator: 1964-001D
Object number (NORAD): 730
Object ID (CCSDS): 730
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 103.15 minutes
Inclination: 69.9066 deg
SMA: 7285.734 km
Apoapsis: 919.957 km
Periapsis: 895.241 km
RAAN: 318.2356 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00169616
Argument of periapsis: 272.4531 deg
Mean anomaly: 196.6494 deg
Mean motion: 13.9602373 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000108 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00011798329 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 7:18 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 SOLRAD 7A
TLE line 1: 1 00730U 64001D 25346.30437411 .00000108 00000-0 11798-3 0 9992
TLE line 2: 2 00730 69.9066 318.2356 0016962 272.4531 196.6494 13.96023730 34554
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite SOLRAD 7A.
In-orbit conjunctions
A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object SOLRAD 7A.
Associated space launch
Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.
SOLRAD 7A 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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