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USA 124, 23937

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 124, 23937 is an American payload satellite in LEO that was launched on Sun, 12 May 1996 UTC via a TITAN 403A 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
23937, 1996-029F
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
10 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
NRL
Mission
Defense Technology
Bus & Motor
TIPS, Unknown motor
Mass
16 kg wet, 16 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
1996-05-12 (29 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN 403A
Launch site
Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Tether, 4000 m
Radar Cross Section
0.385 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)

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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 USA 124
1 23937U 96029F   25196.94236323  .00068769  73034-5  61594-3 0  9991
2 23937  63.2804 133.4901 0393421  80.5073 284.0262 15.09028390 63151
Epoch: 2025-07-15T22:37Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-15T22:37:00.183Z)
Latitude
0.00003°
Longitude
-139.79029°
Altitude
485.313 km
Speed
7.654 km/s
True Right ascension
08h 53m 57s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
57.12456°
Longitude
-90.42725°
Altitude
279.758 km
Speed
7.894 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 23m 02s
Apparent Declination
10° 49' 03"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
21:04:19
Azimuth
335.842° NNW
Elevation
-36.081°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
810.008 km
Perigee altitude
265.824 km
Semi-major axis
6,916.053 km
Eccentricity
0.03934
Inclination
63.2804°
RAAN
133.4901°
Arg. of periapsis
80.5073°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
284.0262°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
3.7736 °/min
Orbital period
95.4 mins
BSTAR
0.00061594
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