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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

8 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 8 hours ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1  2909U 67053J   25182.08777828  .00053677  00000-0  20017-2 0  9996
2  2909  69.9217  68.3459 0011500 196.2650 163.8156 15.27084652 28377

Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:06Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-01T02:06:24.043Z)

Latitude

-0.00002°

Longitude

117.35745°

Altitude

494.563 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 33m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-35.08421°

Longitude

101.71661°

Altitude

501.857 km

Speed

7.61 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

06h 12m 56s

Apparent Declination

-46° 43' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

21:26:30

Azimuth

117.459° SE

Elevation

-54.72°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

490.353 km

Perigee altitude

474.573 km

Semi-major axis

6,860.6 km

Eccentricity

0.00115

Inclination

69.9217°

RAAN

68.3459°

Arg. of periapsis

196.265°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

163.8156°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.81944 °/min

Orbital period

94.25 mins

BSTAR

0.0020017

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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	2025-07-01 17:58:09.395Z	207.013° SW	2025-07-01 18:01:09.395Z	345.23° N	44.353°	2025-07-01 18:04:09.395Z	22.35° NNE
5 mins	2025-07-02 03:50:09.395Z	308.014° NW	2025-07-02 03:52:09.395Z	232.484° WSW	34.669°	2025-07-02 03:55:09.395Z	177.096° S

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