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NORAD 27168 · COSPAR 2002-001A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3427 @ 35374 x 36198 km x 11.3371 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-25 22:03 UTC · 15.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive
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Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 164 (MILSTAR-2 3)
1 27168U 02001A 26298.91888069 .00000110 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 27168 11.3371 21.0854 0097734 9.9573 353.0023 1.00273793034279
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 16th 2002
Spacecraft age
24 years, 9 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
11.3371°
Period
1436.07 min
Perigee
35374 km
Apogee
36198 km
Eccentricity
0.0097734
RAAN
21.0854°
Arg of Perigee
9.9573°
Mean Motion
1.00273793 rev/d