AEHF-3

NORAD 39256 · COSPAR 2013-050A · ACTIVE

Orbit: #4698 @ 35390 x 36184 km x 5.6166 deg

CURRENT ORBIT DATA

TLE epoch 2026-10-27 21:16 UTC Â· 25.1 h old

Orbit history

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Current TLE

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AEHF-3 (USA 246)
1 39256U 13050A 26300.88617475 .00000040 00000-0 00000-0 0 09995
2 39256 5.6166 65.8869 0094134 190.2764 334.8670 1.00270762046986

TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database

Launch date

September 18th 2013

Spacecraft age

13 years, 1 months

Distance travelled

—

Expected lifetime

—

Operator

US Air Force

Purpose

Communications

Orbit class

GEO

Launch site

Cape Canaveral

Launch vehicle

Atlas 5

Contractor

Lockheed Martin Space Systems

Launch mass

6,169 kg

Power

Orbit elements

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Inclination

5.6166Â°

Period

1436.11 min

Perigee

35390 km

Apogee

36184 km

Eccentricity

0.0094134

RAAN

65.8869Â°

Arg of Perigee

190.2764Â°

Mean Motion

1.00270762 rev/d