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NORAD 40746 · COSPAR 2015-036A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #4129 @ 35786 x 35787 km x 0.0116 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-06 03:20 UTC · 26.4 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F7 (USA 263)
1 40746U 15036A 26310.13940832 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 40746 0.0116 270.0625 0000054 199.6307 160.9229 1.00271811041293
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
July 24th 2015
Spacecraft age
11 years, 3 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
0.0116°
Period
1436.1 min
Perigee
35786 km
Apogee
35787 km
Eccentricity
5.4E-6
RAAN
270.0625°
Arg of Perigee
199.6307°
Mean Motion
1.00271811 rev/d