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NORAD 22988 · COSPAR 1994-009A · INACTIVE
Orbit: #3320 @ 36220 x 36234 km x 17.6645 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-07-13 04:27 UTC · 2596.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
USA 99 (MILSTAR-1 1)
1 22988U 94009A 26194.18597069 -.00000028 00000+0 00000+0 0 9997
2 22988 17.6645 27.4344 0001561 199.4851 350.9588 0.98721007 33204
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
February 7th 1994
Spacecraft age
32 years, 8 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Titan 4A
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Launch mass
4,536 kg
Power
8,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
17.6645°
Period
1458.66 min
Perigee
36220 km
Apogee
36234 km
Eccentricity
0.0001561
RAAN
27.4344°
Arg of Perigee
199.4851°
Mean Motion
0.98721007 rev/d