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NORAD 26715 · COSPAR 2001-009A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3415 @ 35607 x 35968 km x 11.6767 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-16 04:54 UTC · 14 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 157 (MILSTAR-2 2)
1 26715U 01009A 26289.20466319 .00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 26715 11.6767 18.9873 0042815 180.8214 108.6667 1.00267385034150
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
February 27th 2001
Spacecraft age
25 years, 7 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
11.6767°
Period
1436.16 min
Perigee
35607 km
Apogee
35968 km
Eccentricity
0.0042815
RAAN
18.9873°
Arg of Perigee
180.8214°
Mean Motion
1.00267385 rev/d