Latitude
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SBIRS
NORAD 48618 · COSPAR 2021-042A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #2028 @ 35778 x 35795 km x 4.928 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-14 23:44 UTC · 15.3 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SBIRS GEO-5 (USA 315)
1 48618U 21042A 26318.98949948 -.00000261 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 48618 4.9280 330.3910 0001933 259.1020 274.6460 1.00271950020282
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48618U 21042A 26318.98949948 -.00000261 00000-0 00000-0 0 09996
2 48618 4.9280 330.3910 0001933 259.1020 274.6460 1.00271950020282
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 18th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 5 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
4,850 kg
Power
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Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
4.928°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35778 km
Apogee
35795 km
Eccentricity
0.0001933
RAAN
330.391°
Arg of Perigee
259.102°
Mean Motion
1.0027195 rev/d