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NORAD 1506

SECOR 5 (EGRS 5)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 2.0 hours, on an orbit tilted 69.2° from the equator, between 1,147 and 2,421 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About SECOR 5 (EGRS 5)

SECOR 5 (EGRS 5) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Aug 10, 1965 from Wallops Island.

It circles Earth every 122 minutes (11.8 times a day), between 1,136 and 2,419 km up, on an orbit tilted 69.2° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 69° north and south.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

SECOR 5 · American military geodetic satellite

Operated by
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Built by
Cubic Corporation
Mass
17 kg

Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 8 days its lowest point went from 1,136 km to 1,136 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
1,5002,0002,500

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.