SMDC

NORAD 38759 · COSPAR 2012-048B · ACTIVE

Orbit: #13454 @ 447 x 549 km x 64.6552 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-16 01:10 UTC Â· 26.8 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SMDC ONE 1.2
1 38759U 12048B 26289.04864976 .00008352 00000-0 33899-3 0 09991
2 38759 64.6552 142.3791 0074462 133.6027 227.1312 15.22687312134546

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

64.6552Â°

Period

94.57 min

Perigee

447 km

Apogee

549 km

Eccentricity

0.0074462

RAAN

142.3791Â°

Arg of Perigee

133.6027Â°

Mean Motion

15.22687312 rev/d