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USA

NORAD 23893 · COSPAR 1996-029A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #12308 @ 445 x 1725 km x 63.3173 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 11:03 UTC · 51 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
Trend: —
Altitude —
Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 119
1 23893U 96029A 26300.46056217 .00001313 00000-0 21589-3 0 09999
2 23893 63.3173 205.7538 0857809 51.2586 316.1990 13.46630396123088
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 12th 1996
Spacecraft age
30 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
Elliptical · Molniya
Launch site
Vandenberg AFB
Launch vehicle
Titan IV
Contractor
National Reconnaissance Laboratory
Launch mass
—
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
63.3173°
Period
106.93 min
Perigee
445 km
Apogee
1725 km
Eccentricity
0.0857809
RAAN
205.7538°
Arg of Perigee
51.2586°
Mean Motion
13.46630396 rev/d