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United States Air ForceThor SLV-2 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Poppy 7A,B,C,D

Launched

May 31, 1967

Launch Successful

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Summary

Poppy 7A,B,C,D launched on an United States Air Force Thor SLV-2 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 31, 1967. It was United States Air Force's 399th launch, 27th this year and humanity's 707th orbital launch attempt. It was the 8th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Calsphere IV, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 924 × 942 km orbit inclined 70.0°. 11 objects from this launch are catalogued, 8 of them payloads.

Watch
No webcast on record.
Vehicle
Thor SLV-2 Agena D · United States Air Force
Booster
No booster details on record.
Mission
Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
Milestone
8th Thor SLV-2 Agena D flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 399th launch27th this yearhumanity's 707th orbital launch attempt59th orbital launch attempt this year

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Orbit: as tracked

70.0°Inclination
924 × 942 kmPerigee × apogeefrom mean elements
103.5 minPeriodfrom mean elements
103.5°Ascending node
21687 d agoElement epoch1967-06-01 02:05 UTC · stale

Calsphere IV · NORAD 2826 · 1967-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 11 objects

Show the numbers for orbit elements
Object
OPS 5712 (P/L 160)
Object ID
1967-053A
Epoch
1967-06-01 02:05:21 UTC
Mean motion
13.90910385 rev/day
Eccentricity
0.0012288
Inclination
69.9722°
Ascending node
103.4677°
Arg. of perigee
33.185°
Mean anomaly
326.9916°
Element set
999
Rev at epoch
10
B*
0

Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO.

Catalogued objects

11 catalogued: 8 payloads, 1 rocket stage, 2 debris; 9 still in orbit

  • Calsphere IV · NORAD 2826 · in orbit
  • GGSE 4 · NORAD 2828 · in orbit
  • GGSE 5 · NORAD 2834 · in orbit
  • Timation I · NORAD 2847 · in orbit
  • Calsphere III · NORAD 2872 · in orbit
  • NRL PL151 · NORAD 2873 · in orbit
  • NRL PL153 · NORAD 2874 · in orbit
  • SURCAL 6? · NORAD 2909 · re-entered October 17, 2025

Agena D 2704 · in orbit

Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org

About this launch

Poppy was the follow-on ELINT system, which succeeded the Grab ELINT satellite system.

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Map of Space Launch Complex 2W

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

19th launch from Space Launch Complex 2W, 1st this year · 265th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

99 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

152 days after the previous launch from this pad

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Questions

When did Poppy 7A,B,C,D launch?

Poppy 7A,B,C,D launched on May 31, 1967. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.

Where can I watch Poppy 7A,B,C,D?

No webcast is on record for this launch.

What rocket launched Poppy 7A,B,C,D?

Thor SLV-2 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Thor SLV-2 Agena D spec sheet

Where did Poppy 7A,B,C,D launch from?

Space Launch Complex 2W, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.

What orbit did Poppy 7A,B,C,D reach?

Calsphere IV, one of 11 catalogued objects, reached a 924 × 942 km orbit inclined 70.0°.

How many satellites did Poppy 7A,B,C,D launch?

8 payloads from this launch are catalogued, 7 of them still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).