SBIRS

NORAD 39120 · COSPAR 2013-011A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4986 @ 35776 x 35797 km x 4.7766 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 19:41 UTC Â· 35.5 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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SBIRS GEO-2 (USA 241)
1 39120U 13011A 26300.82019543 -.00000134 00000-0 00000-0 0 09993
2 39120 4.7766 52.4014 0002461 166.5674 15.7027 1.00271548049868

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

March 19th 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 7 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

US Air Force

Purpose

Earth Observation

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Launch mass

4,500 kg

Power

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements

Inclination

4.7766Â°

Period

1436.1 min

Perigee

35776 km

Apogee

35797 km

Eccentricity

0.0002461

RAAN

52.4014Â°

Arg of Perigee

166.5674Â°

Mean Motion

1.00271548 rev/d