▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	69.9755°
Eccentricity	0.0004297
Period	102.9 min
Apogee	898 km
Perigee	892 km
Mean motion	13.99607490 rev/day
RAAN	318.8768°
Arg of perigee	89.9518°
Mean anomaly	270.2081°
B*	8.2963e-5
Rev at epoch	1,293

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 02872U 67053F 26187.66872875 .00000068 00000-0 82963-4 0 9999

2 02872 69.9755 318.8768 0004297 89.9518 270.2081 13.99607490 12938

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SURCAL 159",
  "OBJECT_ID": "1967-053F",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T16:02:58.164+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 13.9960749,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0004297,
  "INCLINATION": 69.9755,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 318.8768,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 89.9518,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 270.2081,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 2872,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 1293,
  "BSTAR": 0.000082963,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 6.8e-7,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}

Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	SURCAL 159
Operator	Naval Research LabHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	May 31, 1967HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	3HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/2872

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.