TACSAT

NORAD 37818 · COSPAR 2011-052A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #33324 @ 371 x 12015 km x 62.8593 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-01 11:17 UTC Â· 37.3 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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TACSAT 4
1 37818U 11052A 26305.47029592 .00002888 00000-0 10355-2 0 09992
2 37818 62.8593 25.6907 4631354 288.0201 28.0055 6.15936086333247

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 27th 2011

Spacecraft age

15 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

Naval Research Laboratory

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

Elliptical Â· Molniya

Launch site

Kodiak Launch Complex

Launch vehicle

Minotaur 4

Contractor

Naval Research Laboratory/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Launch mass

450 kg

Power

1,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

62.8593Â°

Period

233.79 min

Perigee

371 km

Apogee

12015 km

Eccentricity

0.4631354

RAAN

25.6907Â°

Arg of Perigee

288.0201Â°

Mean Motion

6.15936086 rev/d