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
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
DSCS III, AOCS
Mass
~1,170 kg wet, 893 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
BOX + 2 PAN, 1.1 m
Radar Cross Section
Medium (>0.1 m² and <1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 USA 12
1 16117U 85092C 26260.72672016 .00000023 00000-0 00000+0 0 9991
2 16117 14.2455 345.6240 0004748 142.8540 206.9178 0.98987572 26635Epoch: 2026-09-17T17:26Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-17T17:26:28.621Z)
Latitude
-2.51771°
Longitude
77.38687°
Altitude
36,168.467 km
Speed
3.06 km/s
True Right ascension
22h 22m 39s
True Declination
-2° 30' 55"
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
20:11:05
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,171.654 km
Perigee altitude
36,131.268 km
Semi-major axis
42,529.598 km
Eccentricity
0.00047
Inclination
14.2455°
RAAN
345.624°
Arg. of periapsis
142.854°
True anomaly
206.89318°
Mean anomaly
206.9178°
Eccentric anomaly
206.90549°
Mean motion
0.24746 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.78 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
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