● ORBIT ING-NOW

SBIRS

NORAD 48618 · COSPAR 2021-042A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #2018 @ 35778 x 35795 km x 4.9391 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-11-04 20:04 UTC · 16.4 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
SBIRS GEO-5 (USA 315)
1 48618U 21042A 26308.83643587 -.00000281 00000-0 00000-0 0 09991
2 48618 4.9391 330.3092 0002020 261.6305 207.0741 1.00271411020181
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
May 18th 2021
Spacecraft age
5 years, 5 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
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
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
4.9391°
Period
1436.1 min
Perigee
35778 km
Apogee
35795 km
Eccentricity
0.000202
RAAN
330.3092°
Arg of Perigee
261.6305°
Mean Motion
1.00271411 rev/d