USA 12, 16117
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 12, 16117 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Thu, 03 Oct 1985 UTC via an SPACE SHUTTLE launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
GE/MSVD
Mission
Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
DSCS III, AOCS
Mass
~1,170 kg wet, 893 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
8.439 m²
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 USA 12
1 16117U 85092C 25257.98794699 -.00000266 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 16117 14.4315 348.2883 0005567 147.0145 189.8387 0.98991776 22999Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:42Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-14T23:42:38.619Z)
Latitude
-5.63409°
Longitude
-24.08352°
Altitude
36,173.167 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
21h 43m 06s
True Declination
-5° 37' 42"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:14:25
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,173.93 km
Perigee altitude
36,126.579 km
Semi-major axis
42,528.391 km
Eccentricity
0.00056
Inclination
14.4315°
RAAN
348.2883°
Arg. of periapsis
147.0145°
True anomaly
189.82781°
Mean anomaly
189.8387°
Eccentric anomaly
189.83325°
Mean motion
0.24747 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.71 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #92 in the year 1985 (1985-10-03 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.USA 12 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 571 mins | 2025-09-17 03:09:45.892Z | 99.239° ESE | 2025-09-17 07:29:45.892Z | 91.736° ESE | 15.915° | 2025-09-17 12:40:45.892Z | 100.228° ESE |
| 18 mins | 2025-09-18 02:11:45.892Z | 105.416° ESE | 2025-09-18 02:29:45.892Z | 104.692° ESE | 10.923° | 2025-09-18 02:29:45.892Z | 104.692° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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