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NORAD 23893 · COSPAR 1996-029A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #12301 @ 445 x 1725 km x 63.3175 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-26 22:34 UTC · 15.6 h old

Orbit history

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

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 119
1 23893U 96029A 26299.94074755 .00001402 00000-0 22892-3 0 09993
2 23893 63.3175 207.1156 0857776 51.2498 316.2066 13.46629164123016
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
63.3175°
Period
106.93 min
Perigee
445 km
Apogee
1725 km
Eccentricity
0.0857776
RAAN
207.1156°
Arg of Perigee
51.2498°
Mean Motion
13.46629164 rev/d