USA 97, 22915
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 97, 22915 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Nov 1993 UTC via an ATLAS II 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
MM/Valley Forge
Mission
Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
DSCS III, AOCS
Mass
~1,232 kg wet, ~900 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 12 hours ago
0 USA 97
1 22915U 93074A 25259.54785185 -.00000214 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 22915 13.5359 17.3793 0003357 18.9874 335.8576 0.98536124 22203Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:08Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-16T13:08:54.399Z)
Latitude
-1.21612°
Longitude
179.37661°
Altitude
36,266.926 km
Speed
3.058 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 49m 21s
True Declination
-1° 12' 54"
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
17:38:41
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,295.587 km
Perigee altitude
36,266.945 km
Semi-major axis
42,659.403 km
Eccentricity
0.00034
Inclination
13.5359°
RAAN
17.3793°
Arg. of periapsis
18.9874°
True anomaly
335.84186°
Mean anomaly
335.8576°
Eccentric anomaly
335.84973°
Mean motion
0.24633 °/min
Orbital period
1,461.44 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #74 in the year 1993 (1993-11-28 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 97 Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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