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SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SECOR 9 (EGRS 9), 2861 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Thu, 29 Jun 1967 UTC via a THOR BURNER 2 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

2861, 1967-065A

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

17 hours ago

Origin

United States Army (US)

Manufacturer

ITT

Mission

Defense Geodetic

Bus & Motor

SECOR, Unknown motor

Mass

18 kg wet, 18 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-06-29 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR BURNER 2

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.240 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 17 hours ago

0 SECOR 9 (EGRS 9)
1 02861U 67065A   25199.25206363  .00000011  00000-0  56212-2 0  9994
2 02861  90.0089 314.2403 0073184  59.8722 300.9344  8.36660610773127

Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:02Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T06:02:58.297Z)

Latitude

0.00007°

Longitude

-72.8088°

Altitude

3,835.344 km

Speed

6.259 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 56m 57s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-15.89666°

Longitude

-72.80606°

Altitude

3,856.987 km

Speed

6.247 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

21h 55m 01s

Apparent Declination

-26° 30' 12"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:56:00

Azimuth

71.159° E

Elevation

-61.558°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

3,944.206 km

Perigee altitude

3,794.218 km

Semi-major axis

10,247.349 km

Eccentricity

0.00732

Inclination

90.0089°

RAAN

314.2403°

Arg. of periapsis

59.8722°

True anomaly

300.21168°

Mean anomaly

300.9344°

Eccentric anomaly

300.57338°

Mean motion

2.09231 °/min

Orbital period

172.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0056212

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Other satellites on launch #65 in the year 1967 (1967-06-29 UTC)

AURORA 1, 2876

THOR BURNER 2 R/B, 2877

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25101

THOR BURNER 2 DEB, 25122

SECOR 9 (EGRS 9) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
26 mins	2025-07-19 05:11:26.468Z	100.128° ESE	2025-07-19 05:24:26.468Z	54.484° ENE	22.943°	2025-07-19 05:37:26.468Z	10.361° NNE
37 mins	2025-07-19 07:53:26.468Z	174.092° S	2025-07-19 08:11:26.468Z	292.803° NW	44.983°	2025-07-19 08:30:26.468Z	358.559° N
26 mins	2025-07-19 10:54:26.468Z	254.258° W	2025-07-19 11:06:26.468Z	296.065° NW	20.093°	2025-07-19 11:20:26.468Z	344.147° N
30 mins	2025-07-19 17:18:26.468Z	15.483° NNE	2025-07-19 17:33:26.468Z	69.963° E	25.252°	2025-07-19 17:48:26.468Z	122.65° SE
37 mins	2025-07-19 20:09:26.468Z	359.708° N	2025-07-19 20:27:26.468Z	269.138° W	44.478°	2025-07-19 20:46:26.468Z	195.621° SSW
5 mins	2025-07-19 23:03:26.468Z	342.131° N	2025-07-19 23:08:26.468Z	326.217° NNW	17.228°	2025-07-19 23:08:26.468Z	326.217° NNW

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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