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NORAD 27711 · COSPAR 2003-012A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3436 @ 35387 x 36186 km x 12.5464 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 12:56 UTC · 32.9 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 169 (MILSTAR-2 4)
1 27711U 03012A 26308.53933625 -.00000199 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 27711 12.5464 27.8278 0094796 7.8740 354.4918 1.00272773034366
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
April 8th 2003
Spacecraft age
23 years, 6 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
12.5464°
Period
1436.08 min
Perigee
35387 km
Apogee
36186 km
Eccentricity
0.0094796
RAAN
27.8278°
Arg of Perigee
7.874°
Mean Motion
1.00272773 rev/d