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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
16 hours ago
Origin
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 16 hours ago
0 SURCAL 150B
1  2909U 67053J   25109.15649563  .00096683  00000-0  48788-2 0  9996
2  2909  69.9256 259.9126 0007494 252.0406 107.9945 15.16570432 17272
Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:45Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-19T03:45:21.222Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
-3.92958°
Altitude
520.253 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
True Right ascension
17h 19m 39s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
56.91783°
Longitude
140.38888°
Altitude
528.344 km
Speed
7.603 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 02m 30s
Apparent Declination
56° 29' 19"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
02:58:12
Azimuth
359.402° N
Elevation
6.409°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
519.32 km
Perigee altitude
508.989 km
Semi-major axis
6,892.292 km
Eccentricity
0.0007494
Inclination
69.9256°
RAAN
259.9126°
Arg. of periapsis
252.0406°
True anomaly
108.07615°
Mean anomaly
107.9945°
Eccentric anomaly
108.03533°
Mean motion
3.79313 °/min
BSTAR
0.0048788
Orbital period
94.91 mins
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SURCAL 150B Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
5 mins2025-04-19 20:06:58.401Z8.393° NNE2025-04-19 20:09:58.401Z60.511° ENE18.651°2025-04-19 20:11:58.401Z96.463° ESE
5 mins2025-04-19 21:44:58.401Z298.647° NW2025-04-19 21:46:58.401Z249.731° W26.503°2025-04-19 21:49:58.401Z192.918° SSW
6 mins2025-04-20 11:33:58.401Z220.846° SW2025-04-20 11:35:58.401Z262.451° W39.481°2025-04-20 11:39:58.401Z16.605° NNE
4 mins2025-04-20 19:52:58.401Z31.138° NE2025-04-20 19:53:58.401Z51.12° ENE18.154°2025-04-20 19:56:58.401Z102.435° ESE
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