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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

Last TLE update

3 hours ago

Origin

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, 0.2 m

Radar Cross Section

0.060 m², Small (<0.1 m²)

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TLE from 3 hours ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1  2909U 67053J   25129.24509637  .00074920  00000-0  33824-2 0  9990
2  2909  69.9246 207.4494 0008654 269.3869  90.6309 15.20547975 20323

Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:52Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:52:56.326Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

-108.08932°

Altitude

506.7 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

True Right ascension

13h 49m 47s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-1.47878°

Longitude

-108.97054°

Altitude

506.703 km

Speed

7.611 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

10h 46m 08s

Apparent Declination

-38° 11' 24"

Sunlit

Object is in full shadow

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

17:11:14

Azimuth

241.79° WSW

Elevation

-27.555°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

508.077 km

Perigee altitude

496.168 km

Semi-major axis

6,880.26 km

Eccentricity

0.0008654

Inclination

69.9246°

RAAN

207.4494°

Arg. of periapsis

269.3869°

True anomaly

90.73006°

Mean anomaly

90.6309°

Eccentric anomaly

90.68048°

Mean motion

3.80308 °/min

BSTAR

0.0033824

Orbital period

94.66 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

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	2025-05-09 15:53:59.143Z	354.997° N	2025-05-09 15:56:59.143Z	72.756° E	33.219°	2025-05-09 15:59:59.143Z	131.48° SE
4 mins	2025-05-10 05:42:59.143Z	131.344° SE	2025-05-10 05:43:59.143Z	110.718° ESE	18.788°	2025-05-10 05:46:59.143Z	58.002° ENE
5 mins	2025-05-10 07:18:59.143Z	256.991° W	2025-05-10 07:20:59.143Z	304.227° NW	24.632°	2025-05-10 07:23:59.143Z	359.782° N

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