NAVSTAR

NORAD 26690 · COSPAR 2001-004A · INACTIVE TLE

Orbit: #17453 @ 20997 x 21013 km x 54.8453 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2025-03-03 21:17 UTC Â· 14196.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

// celestrak

NAVSTAR 50 (USA 156)
1 26690U 01004A 25062.88700043 -.00000040 00000+0 00000+0 0 9996
2 26690 54.8453 49.9320 0002941 348.1389 15.5356 1.91587935174536

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

January 30th 2001

Spacecraft age

25 years, 8 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

DoD/US Air Force

Purpose

Navigation/Global Positioning

Orbit class

MEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Delta 2

Contractor

Lockheed Martin

Launch mass

2,217 kg

Power

1,136.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

54.8453Â°

Period

751.61 min

Perigee

20997 km

Apogee

21013 km

Eccentricity

0.0002941

RAAN

49.932Â°

Arg of Perigee

348.1389Â°

Mean Motion

1.91587935 rev/d