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NORAD 26715 · COSPAR 2001-009A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3435 @ 35606 x 35965 km x 11.6984 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 09:07 UTC · 36.8 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 157 (MILSTAR-2 2)
1 26715U 01009A 26308.38053269 .00000105 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 26715 11.6984 18.8708 0042559 183.3186 188.3945 1.00274970034352
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
February 27th 2001
Spacecraft age
25 years, 8 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Titan 4B
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Launch mass
4,536 kg
Power
8,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
11.6984°
Period
1436.05 min
Perigee
35606 km
Apogee
35965 km
Eccentricity
0.0042559
RAAN
18.8708°
Arg of Perigee
183.3186°
Mean Motion
1.0027497 rev/d