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NORAD 51079 · COSPAR 2022-002CZ · REENTRY☠️ RIP
USA 323 reentered Earth's atmosphere (approx. 3 years ago).
Orbit: #6731 @ 143 x 158 km x 97.4295 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2023-04-02 01:49 UTC · 31190.6 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// celestrak
USA 323
1 51079U 22002CZ 23092.07570021 .53975398 25409-5 11670-2 0 9997
2 51079 97.4295 162.3592 0011752 281.1957 127.9472 16.45887176 67319
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 13th 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years, 9 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
97.4295°
Period
87.49 min
Perigee
143 km
Apogee
158 km
Eccentricity
0.0011752
RAAN
162.3592°
Arg of Perigee
281.1957°
Mean Motion
16.45887176 rev/d