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NORAD 25258 · COSPAR 1998-016A · INACTIVE TLE
Orbit: #9258 @ 35748 x 35758 km x 9.8289 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-06-17 08:40 UTC · 29083.1 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
UFO 8 (USA 138)
1 25258U 98016A 23168.36140255 -.00000172 00000+0 00000+0 0 9991
2 25258 9.8289 28.3906 0001206 106.4955 162.9980 1.00391657 92588
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
March 16th 1998
Spacecraft age
28 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Navy
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 2
Contractor
Boeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass
3,206 kg
Power
3,800 (EOL) W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
9.8289°
Period
1434.38 min
Perigee
35748 km
Apogee
35758 km
Eccentricity
0.0001206
RAAN
28.3906°
Arg of Perigee
106.4955°
Mean Motion
1.00391657 rev/d