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). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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SURCAL 150B details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 12 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | NRL |
| Mission | Operational Defense Calibration |
| Bus & Motor | SURCAL?, Unknown motor |
| Mass | ~5 kg wet, ~5 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| 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 12 hours ago
0 SURCAL 150B
1 2909U 67053J 24356.08764320 .00038054 00000-0 31939-2 0 9998
2 2909 69.9316 204.9148 0002155 206.1701 153.9349 14.98159586999348Epoch: 2024-12-21T02:06Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-21T02:06:12.372Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 83.21941° |
| Altitude | 576.348 km |
| Speed | 7.572 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 39m 39s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -12.76178° |
| Longitude | -93.33236° |
| Altitude | 575.942 km |
| Speed | 7.573 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 01h 36m 27s |
| Apparent Declination | -25° 41' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 13:12:55 |
| Azimuth | 339.16° N |
| Elevation | -74.946° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 572.036 km |
| Perigee altitude | 569.041 km |
| Semi-major axis | 6,948.676 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0002155 |
| Inclination | 69.9316° |
| RAAN | 204.9148° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 206.1701° |
| True anomaly | 153.94575° |
| Mean anomaly | 153.9349° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 153.94032° |
| Mean motion | 3.74706 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.0031939 |
| Orbital period | 96.08 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #53 in the year 1967 (1967-05-31 UTC)
SURCAL 150B Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 mins | 2024-12-21 15:02:50.323Z | 170.03° S | 2024-12-21 15:05:50.323Z | 118.363° SE | 28.945° | 2024-12-21 15:09:50.323Z | 43.68° NE |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-21 16:42:50.323Z | 272.77° WNW | 2024-12-21 16:44:50.323Z | 310.591° NW | 19.337° | 2024-12-21 16:46:50.323Z | 344.6° N |
| 6 mins | 2024-12-22 01:05:50.323Z | 340.734° N | 2024-12-22 01:08:50.323Z | 101.991° ESE | 43.822° | 2024-12-22 01:11:50.323Z | 150.33° SSE |
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