SMDC

NORAD 38759 · COSPAR 2012-048B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #13755 @ 447 x 546 km x 64.656 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-11-04 19:34 UTC Â· 41.2 h old

Orbit history

// altitude & velocity from orbital-data archive

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Velocity —

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

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SMDC ONE 1.2
1 38759U 12048B 26308.81540324 .00008849 00000-0 35697-3 0 09995
2 38759 64.6560 77.5681 0071887 125.2765 235.5116 15.23008207137556

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 13th 2012

Spacecraft age

14 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

US Army Space and Missile Defense Command

Purpose

Technology Development

Orbit class

LEO Â· Non-Polar Inclined

Launch site

Vandenberg AFB

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Miltec

Launch mass

3 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

64.656Â°

Period

94.55 min

Perigee

447 km

Apogee

546 km

Eccentricity

0.0071887

RAAN

77.5681Â°

Arg of Perigee

125.2765Â°

Mean Motion

15.23008207 rev/d