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NORAD 41879 · COSPAR 2016-075A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3620 @ 35782 x 35791 km x 0.0109 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-02 03:26 UTC · 24.9 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F8 (USA 272)
1 41879U 16075A 26306.14316597 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 41879 0.0109 264.9463 0001031 30.6806 307.1654 1.00271639036209
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
December 7th 2016
Spacecraft age
9 years, 10 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
0.0109°
Period
1436.1 min
Perigee
35782 km
Apogee
35791 km
Eccentricity
0.0001031
RAAN
264.9463°
Arg of Perigee
30.6806°
Mean Motion
1.00271639 rev/d