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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

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

NRL

Mission

Decayed spacecraft

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

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Small (<0.1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 5 days ago

TLE from 5 days ago

0 SURCAL 150B
1 02909U 67053J   25290.59276516  .22750117  43394-5  32015-2 0  9996
2 02909  69.8816 133.9819 0013547 251.4049 108.5707 16.34400267 44615

Epoch: 2025-10-17T14:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T14:13:34.909Z)

Latitude

-0.00008°

Longitude

-105.7495°

Altitude

186.142 km

Speed

7.793 km/s

True Right ascension

08h 55m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

10:44:26

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

187.462 km

Perigee altitude

169.697 km

Semi-major axis

6,556.717 km

Eccentricity

0.00135

Inclination

69.8816°

RAAN

133.9819°

Arg. of periapsis

251.4049°

True anomaly

108.71777°

Mean anomaly

108.5707°

Eccentric anomaly

108.64425°

Mean motion

4.08802 °/min

Orbital period

88.06 mins

BSTAR

0.0032015

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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

GGSE 4, 2828

GGSE 5, 2834

OPS 5712 (P/L 152), 2873

OPS 5712 (P/L 153), 2874

SURCAL 159, 2872

TIMATION 1, 2847

P/L 153 DEB, 19245

OPS 5712 (P/L 160), 2826

THOR AGENA D R/B, 2825

P/L 153 DEB, 39247 (Decayed)

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SURCAL 150B, 2909

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-17T14:13:34.909Z)

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Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)

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