AEHF-2

NORAD 38254 · COSPAR 2012-019A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #829 @ 35773 x 35800 km x 6.9491 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-25 15:02 UTC Â· 21.7 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AEHF-2 (USA 235)
1 38254U 12019A 26298.62681248 -.00000119 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 38254 6.9491 56.4473 0003150 175.1059 11.6781 1.00272635008298

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

May 3rd 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 5 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

6.9491Â°

Period

1436.08 min

Perigee

35773 km

Apogee

35800 km

Eccentricity

0.000315

RAAN

56.4473Â°

Arg of Perigee

175.1059Â°

Mean Motion

1.00272635 rev/d