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NORAD 42075 · COSPAR 2017-016A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3522 @ 35785 x 35788 km x 0.0173 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-27 20:05 UTC · 25.9 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F9 (USA 275)
1 42075U 17016A 26300.83718218 -.00000086 00000-0 00000-0 0 09997
2 42075 0.0173 268.4826 0000397 352.3507 64.7551 1.00271173035223
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
March 17th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 7 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
0.0173°
Period
1436.11 min
Perigee
35785 km
Apogee
35788 km
Eccentricity
3.97E-5
RAAN
268.4826°
Arg of Perigee
352.3507°
Mean Motion
1.00271173 rev/d