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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

7 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 7 hours ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1  2909U 67053J   25186.47571873  .00067319  00000-0  24625-2 0  9992
2  2909  69.9222  56.7315 0011435 192.3666 167.7229 15.27646289 29045

Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:25Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-05T11:25:02.098Z)

Latitude

0°

Longitude

-38.24046°

Altitude

492.968 km

Speed

7.614 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 46m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

55.57202°

Longitude

-6.93655°

Altitude

496.487 km

Speed

7.619 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

17h 59m 44s

Apparent Declination

57° 30' 04"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

05:53:41

Azimuth

359.182° N

Elevation

7.426°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

488.624 km

Perigee altitude

472.937 km

Semi-major axis

6,858.917 km

Eccentricity

0.00114

Inclination

69.9222°

RAAN

56.7315°

Arg. of periapsis

192.3666°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

167.7229°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

3.82085 °/min

Orbital period

94.22 mins

BSTAR

0.0024625

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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	2025-07-06 02:06:14.528Z	352.837° N	2025-07-06 02:09:14.528Z	76.577° E	34.371°	2025-07-06 02:12:14.528Z	134.863° SE
4 mins	2025-07-06 17:27:14.528Z	263.247° W	2025-07-06 17:28:14.528Z	286.846° WNW	23.641°	2025-07-06 17:31:14.528Z	354.304° N

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