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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: 9 hours ago

TLE from 9 hours ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1 02909U 67053J   25261.92457669  .00252198  00000-0  48160-2 0  9993
2 02909  69.9125 214.5716 0006101 190.1285 169.9776 15.47028907 40129

Epoch: 2025-09-18T22:11Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T22:11:23.426Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-116.35522°

Altitude

431.981 km

Speed

7.65 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 18m 17s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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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

00:34:24

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

427.486 km

Perigee altitude

419.187 km

Semi-major axis

6,801.473 km

Eccentricity

0.00061

Inclination

69.9125°

RAAN

214.5716°

Arg. of periapsis

190.1285°

True anomaly

169.98976°

Mean anomaly

169.9776°

Eccentric anomaly

169.98368°

Mean motion

3.86936 °/min

Orbital period

93.04 mins

BSTAR

0.004816

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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)

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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.
5 mins	2025-09-19 08:03:00.161Z	339.317° N	2025-09-19 08:05:00.161Z	4.108° NNE	42.953°	2025-09-19 08:08:00.161Z	152.068° SSE
4 mins	2025-09-20 07:19:00.161Z	8.563° NNE	2025-09-20 07:21:00.161Z	65.085° ENE	26.484°	2025-09-20 07:23:00.161Z	115.572° SE

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SURCAL 150B, 2909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 9 hours ago

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T22:11:23.426Z)

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Orbital elements

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

SURCAL 150B Visibility forecast

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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