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NORAD 51077 · COSPAR 2022-002CX · REENTRY☠️ RIP
USA 321 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).
Orbit: #6726 @ 148 x 163 km x 97.4427 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-04-01 20:39 UTC · 30913.9 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
USA 321
1 51077U 22002CX 23091.86100823 .45312745 24937-5 14125-2 0 9995
2 51077 97.4427 162.4269 0011777 294.8416 152.5894 16.43952333 67266
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 13th 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years, 8 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Purpose
Technology Development
Orbit class
LEO · Sun-Synchronous
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Falcon 9
Contractor
National Reconnaissance Office
Launch mass
—
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
97.4427°
Period
87.59 min
Perigee
148 km
Apogee
163 km
Eccentricity
0.0011777
RAAN
162.4269°
Arg of Perigee
294.8416°
Mean Motion
16.43952333 rev/d