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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SURCAL 150B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 10 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Operational Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | SURCAL?, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box, 0.2 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²) |
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 SURCAL 150B
1 2909U 67053J 24277.14057014 .00070685 00000-0 74602-2 0 9992
2 2909 69.9380 43.2051 0003569 293.4815 66.5964 14.88850211987555Epoch: 2024-10-03T03:22Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-10-03T03:22:25.26Z)
| Latitude | 0.00006° |
| Longitude | -19.72999° |
| Altitude | 602.947 km |
| Speed | 7.559 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 02h 52m 49s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | -27.7251° |
| Longitude | -31.72516° |
| Altitude | 609.176 km |
| Speed | 7.555 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 23h 02m 45s |
| Apparent Declination | -48° 31' 15" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 06:45:21 |
| Azimuth | 236.804° WSW |
| Elevation | -44.479° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 601.981 km |
| Perigee | 597 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,977.627 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003569 |
| Inclination | 69.938° |
| RAAN | 43.2051° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 293.4815° |
| True anomaly | 66.63394° |
| Mean anomaly | 66.5964° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 66.61517° |
| Mean motion | 3.72376 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0074602 |
| Period | 96.68 mins |
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SURCAL 150B Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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