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SURCAL 150B, 2909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

SURCAL 150B, 2909 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

2909, 1967-053J

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Operational Defense Calibration

Bus & Motor

SURCAL?, Unknown motor

Mass

~5 kg wet, ~5 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

Box, 0.1 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 19 hours ago

TLE from 19 hours ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1 02909U 67053J   25242.21581689  .00195353  00000-0  49595-2 0  9996
2 02909  69.9161 268.0050 0002759 305.4773  54.6149 15.38750327 37085

Epoch: 2025-08-30T05:10Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-30T05:10:46.579Z)

Latitude

0.00004°

Longitude

-148.34237°

Altitude

451.174 km

Speed

7.643 km/s

True Right ascension

17h 52m 01s

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

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Local Sidereal Time

15:53:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

449.607 km

Perigee altitude

445.841 km

Semi-major axis

6,825.861 km

Eccentricity

0.00028

Inclination

69.9161°

RAAN

268.005°

Arg. of periapsis

305.4773°

True anomaly

54.64068°

Mean anomaly

54.6149°

Eccentric anomaly

54.62779°

Mean motion

3.84864 °/min

Orbital period

93.54 mins

BSTAR

0.0049595

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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

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

SURCAL 150B 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.
6 mins	2025-08-31 03:09:30.393Z	200.033° SSW	2025-08-31 03:12:30.393Z	54.764° ENE	43.924°	2025-08-31 03:15:30.393Z	26.513° NE
5 mins	2025-08-31 12:56:30.393Z	322.912° NNW	2025-08-31 12:58:30.393Z	242.03° WSW	41.619°	2025-08-31 13:01:30.393Z	167.699° S