USA 130, 24737
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 130, 24737 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sun, 23 Feb 1997 UTC via a TITAN 402B/IUS 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
TRW
Mission
Non-operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
DSP B18, MRE-4
Mass
2,360 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan, Unknown HBR
Radar Cross Section
31.528 m²
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TLE from 17 hours ago
0 USA 130
1 24737U 97008A 26099.72058576 -.00000031 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 24737 14.4110 4.3018 0011784 321.0607 221.6082 0.99027570 18135Epoch: 2026-04-09T17:17Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-09T17:17:38.609Z)
Latitude
-0.65017°
Longitude
89.43863°
Altitude
36,176.256 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
True Right ascension
12h 27m 15s
True Declination
0° 38' 58"
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
16:39:52
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,190.11 km
Perigee altitude
36,089.903 km
Semi-major axis
42,518.143 km
Eccentricity
0.00118
Inclination
14.411°
RAAN
4.3018°
Arg. of periapsis
321.0607°
True anomaly
221.51863°
Mean anomaly
221.6082°
Eccentric anomaly
221.56341°
Mean motion
0.24756 °/min
Orbital period
1,454.19 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #8 in the year 1997 (1997-02-23 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 130 Visibility
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