● ORBIT ING-NOW

AEHF-2

NORAD 38254 · COSPAR 2012-019A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #850 @ 35772 x 35802 km x 6.9971 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-15 06:31 UTC · 15.2 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
AEHF-2 (USA 235)
1 38254U 12019A 26319.27204063 -.00000121 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 38254 6.9971 56.2860 0003527 192.0912 247.4887 1.00271184008501
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 3rd 2012
Spacecraft age
14 years, 6 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Launch mass
6,169 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
6.9971°
Period
1436.11 min
Perigee
35772 km
Apogee
35802 km
Eccentricity
0.0003527
RAAN
56.286°
Arg of Perigee
192.0912°
Mean Motion
1.00271184 rev/d