Latitude
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SBIRS
NORAD 37481 · COSPAR 2011-019A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #5684 @ 35778 x 35795 km x 4.8529 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-07 23:13 UTC · 34.4 h old
Orbit history
// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archiveTrend: —
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Next visible passes
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SBIRS GEO-1 (USA 230)
1 37481U 11019A 26311.96802756 .00000105 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 37481 4.8529 52.9011 0001977 178.8212 215.7629 1.00272098056848
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 37481U 11019A 26311.96802756 .00000105 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 37481 4.8529 52.9011 0001977 178.8212 215.7629 1.00272098056848
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 7th 2011
Spacecraft age
15 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Launch mass
4,500 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
4.8529°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35778 km
Apogee
35795 km
Eccentricity
0.0001977
RAAN
52.9011°
Arg of Perigee
178.8212°
Mean Motion
1.00272098 rev/d