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SURCAL 159
SatelliteLEOUnited States
SURCAL 159 is a satellite operated by United States, currently in low Earth orbit, around 899 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 103 minutes at an inclination of 70.0°. It was launched in 1967. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 2872
- COSPAR ID
- 1967-053F
- Type
- Satellite
- Orbit
- LEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 899 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 906 km
- Inclination
- 69.98°
- Orbital period
- 103 min
- Launch year
- 1967
- Operator
- United States
Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-05.
About LEO orbit
Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.
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