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NORAD 39222 · COSPAR 2013-041A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4730 @ 35786 x 35787 km x 0.0187 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-18 15:07 UTC · 23.1 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F6 (USA 244)
1 39222U 13041A 26291.63030882 .00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 09998
2 39222 0.0187 218.2205 0000117 188.9339 71.6939 1.00271433047306
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
August 8th 2013
Spacecraft age
13 years, 2 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
0.0187°
Period
1436.1 min
Perigee
35786 km
Apogee
35787 km
Eccentricity
1.17E-5
RAAN
218.2205°
Arg of Perigee
188.9339°
Mean Motion
1.00271433 rev/d