Latitude
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SBIRS
NORAD 48618 · COSPAR 2021-042A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #1998 @ 35779 x 35794 km x 4.9631 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-15 14:22 UTC · 20.7 h old
Orbit history
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Next visible passes
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SBIRS GEO-5 (USA 315)
1 48618U 21042A 26288.59907442 -.00000270 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 48618 4.9631 330.1022 0001851 230.9591 132.5525 1.00272287019986
TLE data & history
🚀 Launch manifest1 48618U 21042A 26288.59907442 -.00000270 00000-0 00000-0 0 09992
2 48618 4.9631 330.1022 0001851 230.9591 132.5525 1.00272287019986
Spacecraft info
// UCS Satellite DatabaseLaunch date
May 18th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 4 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
â
Orbit elements
// from current orbital elementsInclination
4.9631°
Period
1436.09 min
Perigee
35779 km
Apogee
35794 km
Eccentricity
0.0001851
RAAN
330.1022°
Arg of Perigee
230.9591°
Mean Motion
1.00272287 rev/d