USA 17, 16625
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 17, 16625 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Martin Marietta
Mission
Spacecraft
Bus & Motor
NOSS SSU, Unknown motor
Mass
200 kg wet, 200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Unknown
Radar Cross Section
Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 2 days ago
0 USA 17
1 16625U 86014F 26171.24950559 .00003364 00000-0 32832-3 0 9992
2 16625 63.3017 92.3458 0785626 115.7427 252.6821 13.74477185343243Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:59Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:59:17.282Z)
Latitude
-0.00008°
Longitude
94.05691°
Altitude
1,197.396 km
Speed
7.151 km/s
True Right ascension
06h 09m 22s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
23:08:00
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
1,560.614 km
Perigee altitude
404.095 km
Semi-major axis
7,360.492 km
Eccentricity
0.07856
Inclination
63.3017°
RAAN
92.3458°
Arg. of periapsis
115.7427°
True anomaly
244.36119°
Mean anomaly
252.6821°
Eccentric anomaly
248.49417°
Mean motion
3.43703 °/min
Orbital period
104.74 mins
BSTAR
0.00032832
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 1986 (1986-02-09 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 17 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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| 9 mins | 2026-06-22 19:12:43.666Z | 175.484° S | 2026-06-22 19:17:43.666Z | 117.724° SE | 26.48° | 2026-06-22 19:21:43.666Z | 59.292° ENE |
| 7 mins | 2026-06-22 21:01:43.666Z | 248.011° W | 2026-06-22 21:05:43.666Z | 311.127° NW | 30.057° | 2026-06-22 21:08:43.666Z | 8.759° NNE |
| 4 mins | 2026-06-23 04:23:43.666Z | 3.442° NNE | 2026-06-23 04:24:43.666Z | 40.971° NE | 31.711° | 2026-06-23 04:27:43.666Z | 121.088° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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