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NORAD 42075 · COSPAR 2017-016A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3503 @ 35787 x 35788 km x 0.0221 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-09 05:37 UTC · 11.4 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
WGS F9 (USA 275)
1 42075U 17016A 26282.23458588 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 42075 0.0221 207.3056 0000078 53.1943 189.8004 1.00269654035032
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
March 17th 2017
Spacecraft age
9 years, 6 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
0.0221°
Period
1436.13 min
Perigee
35787 km
Apogee
35788 km
Eccentricity
7.8E-6
RAAN
207.3056°
Arg of Perigee
53.1943°
Mean Motion
1.00269654 rev/d