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NORAD 39168 · COSPAR 2013-024A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4870 @ 35785 x 35789 km x 0.0126 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-15 10:20 UTC · 11.4 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F5 (USA 243)
1 39168U 13024A 26319.43080235 -.00000271 00000-0 00000-0 0 09994
2 39168 0.0126 284.2363 0000442 225.6735 7.2370 1.00271291048707
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 25th 2013
Spacecraft age
13 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Military Satellite Communications - US Air Force
Purpose
Communications
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Delta 4
Contractor
Boeing Satellite Systems
Launch mass
5,990 kg
Power
13,000.00 W

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
0.0126°
Period
1436.1 min
Perigee
35785 km
Apogee
35789 km
Eccentricity
4.42E-5
RAAN
284.2363°
Arg of Perigee
225.6735°
Mean Motion
1.00271291 rev/d