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NORAD 26880 · COSPAR 2001-033A · INACTIVE
Orbit: #3291 @ 36085 x 36096 km x 12.7787 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-06-13 12:47 UTC · 2988.3 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

// celestrak
USA 159 (DSP 21)
1 26880U 01033A 26164.53278010 -.00000127 00000+0 00000+0 0 9995
2 26880 12.7787 16.4683 0001308 136.6799 223.5873 0.99197253 32919
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
August 6th 2001
Spacecraft age
25 years, 2 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Titan 4B
Contractor
TRW and Aerojet Electronics Systems
Launch mass
2,380 kg
Power
1,485.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
12.7787°
Period
1451.65 min
Perigee
36085 km
Apogee
36096 km
Eccentricity
0.0001308
RAAN
16.4683°
Arg of Perigee
136.6799°
Mean Motion
0.99197253 rev/d