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USA 16, 16624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 16, 16624 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 09 Feb 1986 UTC via an ATLAS H launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). 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

16624, 1986-014E

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

Martin Marietta

Mission

Spacecraft

Bus & Motor

NOSS SSU, Unknown motor

Mass

200 kg wet, 200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-02-09 (40 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS H

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Unknown

Radar Cross Section

Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 USA 16
1 16624U 86014E   26171.27570030  .00002806  00000-0  28487-3 0  9997
2 16624  63.3000 107.6741 0793604 116.3114 252.1640 13.72048147349378

Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T06:37:00.505Z)

Latitude

-0.00005°

Longitude

99.92932°

Altitude

1,213.65 km

Speed

7.139 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 10m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

23:08:01

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

1,575.863 km

Perigee altitude

406.221 km

Semi-major axis

7,369.179 km

Eccentricity

0.07936

Inclination

63.3°

RAAN

107.6741°

Arg. of periapsis

116.3114°

True anomaly

243.79238°

Mean anomaly

252.164°

Eccentric anomaly

247.94958°

Mean motion

3.43095 °/min

Orbital period

104.93 mins

BSTAR

0.00028487

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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1986 (1986-02-09 UTC)

USA 15 DEB, 44435 (Decayed)

USA 15 DEB, 16630 (Decayed)

USA 15 DEB, 16622

USA 15 DEB, 16623 (Decayed)

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USA 16 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.
8 mins	2026-06-22 19:56:44.092Z	165.449° S	2026-06-22 20:01:44.092Z	112.447° ESE	20.621°	2026-06-22 20:04:44.092Z	71.926° E
8 mins	2026-06-22 21:45:44.092Z	237.487° WSW	2026-06-22 21:49:44.092Z	313.976° NW	37.059°	2026-06-22 21:53:44.092Z	22.035° NNE

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USA 16, 16624

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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