Latitude
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SBIRS
NORAD 43162 · COSPAR 2018-009A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #3232 @ 35779 x 35794 km x 2.3159 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-11 18:35 UTC · 12.6 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SBIRS GEO-3 (USA 282)
1 43162U 18009A 26315.77491613 .00000139 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 43162 2.3159 18.5520 0001803 208.9975 302.9639 1.00272733032328
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 43162U 18009A 26315.77491613 .00000139 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 43162 2.3159 18.5520 0001803 208.9975 302.9639 1.00272733032328
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
January 19th 2018
Spacecraft age
8 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
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Expected lifetime
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Operator
US Air Force
Purpose
Earth Observation
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
Launch mass
4,500 kg
Power
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
2.3159°
Period
1436.08 min
Perigee
35779 km
Apogee
35794 km
Eccentricity
0.0001803
RAAN
18.552°
Arg of Perigee
208.9975°
Mean Motion
1.00272733 rev/d