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SECOR 8 (EGRS 8), 2520

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SECOR 8 (EGRS 8), 2520 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Wed, 05 Oct 1966 UTC via an ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier
2520, 1966-089B
Orbit
LEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
ITT
Mission
Defense Geodetic
Bus & Motor
SECOR, Unknown motor
Mass
18 kg wet, 18 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1966-10-05 (59 years ago)
Launch vehicle
ATLAS SLV-3 AGENA D
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.095 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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Last TLE update: 3 days ago

TLE from 3 days ago
0 SECOR 8 (EGRS 8)
1 02520U 66089B   25257.38169167  .00000005  00000-0  17733-2 0  9998
2 02520  89.8331  33.0593 0014657 222.3397 137.6323  8.58894595358278
Epoch: 2025-09-14T09:09Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T09:09:38.16Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
-97.95121°
Altitude
3,706.801 km
Speed
6.284 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 12m 14s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
05:36:14
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
3,706.277 km
Perigee altitude
3,676.759 km
Semi-major axis
10,069.655 km
Eccentricity
0.00147
Inclination
89.8331°
RAAN
33.0593°
Arg. of periapsis
222.3397°
True anomaly
137.74533°
Mean anomaly
137.6323°
Eccentric anomaly
137.68883°
Mean motion
2.14794 °/min
Orbital period
167.6 mins
BSTAR
0.0017733
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