SURCAL 159, 2872
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SURCAL 159, 2872 is a payload satellite owned by NRL (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 31 May 1967 UTC via a THOR SLV-2 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Operational Defense Calibration
Bus & Motor
NRL 14"?, Unknown motor
Mass
3 kg wet, 3 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Sphere, 0.2 m
Radar Cross Section
0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 21 hours ago
TLE from 21 hours ago
0 SURCAL 159
1 02872U 67053F 25242.13325025 .00000097 00000-0 10350-3 0 9994
2 02872 69.9721 267.5198 0004847 158.3847 201.7466 13.99495017969482Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:11Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T03:11:52.821Z)
Latitude
-0.00001°
Longitude
-119.02221°
Altitude
901.134 km
Speed
7.4 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 50m 04s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
15:52:19
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
897.112 km
Perigee altitude
890.062 km
Semi-major axis
7,271.724 km
Eccentricity
0.00048
Inclination
69.9721°
RAAN
267.5198°
Arg. of periapsis
158.3847°
True anomaly
201.72603°
Mean anomaly
201.7466°
Eccentric anomaly
201.73632°
Mean motion
3.50015 °/min
Orbital period
102.85 mins
BSTAR
0.0001035
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)
SURCAL 159 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined°
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. |
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| 5 mins | 2025-08-31 01:38:03.324Z | 127.04° SE | 2025-08-31 01:41:03.324Z | 94.616° ESE | 14.455° | 2025-08-31 01:43:03.324Z | 73.174° E |
| 10 mins | 2025-08-31 03:21:03.324Z | 211.872° SW | 2025-08-31 03:25:03.324Z | 270.359° WNW | 43.839° | 2025-08-31 03:31:03.324Z | 21.272° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2025-08-31 05:10:03.324Z | 297.877° NW | 2025-08-31 05:12:03.324Z | 319.391° NNW | 12.997° | 2025-08-31 05:14:03.324Z | 340.058° N |
| 9 mins | 2025-08-31 12:22:03.324Z | 347.326° N | 2025-08-31 12:26:03.324Z | 67.005° ENE | 41.338° | 2025-08-31 12:31:03.324Z | 141.712° SSE |
| 6 mins | 2025-08-31 14:08:03.324Z | 291.421° WNW | 2025-08-31 14:11:03.324Z | 255.567° W | 17.785° | 2025-08-31 14:14:03.324Z | 222.126° SW |
Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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