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NORAD 36108 · COSPAR 2009-068A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4798 @ 35785 x 35789 km x 0.2829 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 15:49 UTC · 14.4 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F3 (USA 211)
1 36108U 09068A 26306.65958639 .00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 36108 0.2829 84.4385 0000438 169.8994 262.7688 1.00270627047986
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 6th 2009
Spacecraft age
16 years, 10 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Military Satellite Communications - US Air Force
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Delta 4
Contractor
Boeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass
5,990 kg
Power
13,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.2829°
Period
1436.11 min
Perigee
35785 km
Apogee
35789 km
Eccentricity
4.38E-5
RAAN
84.4385°
Arg of Perigee
169.8994°
Mean Motion
1.00270627 rev/d