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NORAD 51280 · COSPAR 2022-006A · ACTIVE
Orbit: #1741 @ 35728 x 35738 km x 1.1209 deg
CURRENT ORBIT DATA
TLE epoch 2026-10-22 07:14 UTC · 125.3 h old

Orbit history

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

Next visible passes

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Current TLE

// onowactive
USA 324
1 51280U 22006A 26295.30172677 -.00000348 00000-0 00000-0 0 09999
2 51280 1.1209 81.8660 0001151 219.2724 306.7656 1.00463491017419
TLE data & history 🚀 Launch manifest

Spacecraft info

// UCS Satellite Database
Launch date
January 21st 2022
Spacecraft age
4 years, 9 months
Distance travelled
—
Expected lifetime
—
Operator
Air Force Satellite Control Network
Purpose
Space Observation
Orbit class
GEO
Launch site
Cape Canaveral
Launch vehicle
Atlas 5
Contractor
Northrup Grumman
Launch mass
500 kg
Power
—

Orbit elements

// from current orbital elements
Inclination
1.1209°
Period
1433.36 min
Perigee
35728 km
Apogee
35738 km
Eccentricity
0.0001151
RAAN
81.866°
Arg of Perigee
219.2724°
Mean Motion
1.00463491 rev/d