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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

2872, 1967-053F

Orbit

LEO

Last TLE update

21 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

NRL 14"?, Unknown motor

Mass

3 kg wet, 3 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1967-05-31 (58 years ago)

Launch vehicle

THOR SLV-2 AGENA D

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Sphere, 0.4 m

Radar Cross Section

0.126 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 21 hours ago

0 SURCAL 159
1 02872U 67053F   25128.49027359  .00000132  00000-0  12770-3 0  9993
2 02872  69.9721 152.1823 0009328 278.6464  81.3587 13.99465234953584

Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:45Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-08T11:45:59.638Z)

Latitude

0.00005°

Longitude

109.12381°

Altitude

896.948 km

Speed

7.404 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 08m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

63.03821°

Longitude

152.71399°

Altitude

911.96 km

Speed

7.399 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 38m 24s

Apparent Declination

30° 03' 54"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:50:40

Azimuth

324.044° NNW

Elevation

-9.923°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

900.473 km

Perigee altitude

886.907 km

Semi-major axis

7,271.827 km

Eccentricity

0.0009328

Inclination

69.9721°

RAAN

152.1823°

Arg. of periapsis

278.6464°

True anomaly

81.4644°

Mean anomaly

81.3587°

Eccentric anomaly

81.41155°

Mean motion

3.50008 °/min

BSTAR

0.0001277

Orbital period

102.85 mins

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

GGSE 4, 2828

GGSE 5, 2834

TIMATION 1, 2847

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 150B, 2909

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

SURCAL 159 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.
4 mins	2025-05-09 10:37:28.171Z	24.539° NE	2025-05-09 10:39:28.171Z	45.479° ENE	12.644°	2025-05-09 10:41:28.171Z	66.083° ENE
10 mins	2025-05-09 12:21:28.171Z	342.073° N	2025-05-09 12:25:28.171Z	39.578° NE	43.284°	2025-05-09 12:31:28.171Z	148.547° SSE
5 mins	2025-05-09 14:08:28.171Z	283.061° WNW	2025-05-09 14:10:28.171Z	260.38° W	15.348°	2025-05-09 14:13:28.171Z	228.369° WSW
7 mins	2025-05-10 01:38:28.171Z	139.78° SSE	2025-05-10 01:41:28.171Z	100.591° ESE	21.731°	2025-05-10 01:45:28.171Z	54.616° ENE
9 mins	2025-05-10 03:22:28.171Z	231.238° WSW	2025-05-10 03:26:28.171Z	304.284° NW	37.722°	2025-05-10 03:31:28.171Z	13.022° NNE

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