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FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20), 17181

Orbit data source: Space-Track

FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20), 17181 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Fri, 05 Dec 1986 UTC via an ATLAS G CENTAUR 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

17181, 1986-096A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

15 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

TRW

Mission

Non-operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

FLTSATCOM, STAR 37FM

Mass

1,928 kg wet, 822 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1986-12-05 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS G CENTAUR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan, 13.2 m

Radar Cross Section

11.308 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 15 hours ago

0 FLTSATCOM 7 (USA 20)
1 17181U 86096A   25121.54828784 -.00000112  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 17181  13.0366 342.6906 0040269 321.9178 214.5001  0.98926935147894

Epoch: 2025-05-01T13:09Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-01T13:09:32.069Z)

Latitude

0.85109°

Longitude

101.86516°

Altitude

36,307.868 km

Speed

3.051 km/s

True Right ascension

10h 35m 51s

True Declination

0° 51' 01"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

8.41212°

Longitude

-34.81008°

Altitude

36,132.207 km

Speed

3.063 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 19m 25s

Apparent Declination

2° 37' 59"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:53:54

Azimuth

330.055° NNW

Elevation

-43.155°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,340.185 km

Perigee altitude

35,997.52 km

Semi-major axis

42,546.989 km

Eccentricity

0.0040269

Inclination

13.0366°

RAAN

342.6906°

Arg. of periapsis

321.9178°

True anomaly

214.23981°

Mean anomaly

214.5001°

Eccentric anomaly

214.36985°

Mean motion

0.24731 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1455.67 mins

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