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USA 159, 26880

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 159, 26880 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 06 Aug 2001 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
26880, 2001-033A
Orbit
GEO
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
Manufacturer
TRW
Mission
Operational Defense Classified
Bus & Motor
DSP B18, MRE-4
Mass
~2,360 kg wet, ~2,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2001-08-06 (24 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN 402B/IUS
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Pan, 5.8 m
Radar Cross Section
31.528 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 7 hours ago

TLE from 7 hours ago
0 USA 159
1 26880U 01033A   25243.23031812 -.00000294  00000-0  00000-0 0  9993
2 26880  12.5104  18.4205 0000713 226.6685 128.1653  1.00265847 30052
Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:31:39.485Z)
Latitude
-1.12785°
Longitude
-49.20281°
Altitude
35,789.803 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
00h 53m 27s
True Declination
-1° 07' 36"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
04:23:59
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,792.263 km
Perigee altitude
35,786.25 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.394 km
Eccentricity
0.00007
Inclination
12.5104°
RAAN
18.4205°
Arg. of periapsis
226.6685°
True anomaly
128.17172°
Mean anomaly
128.1653°
Eccentric anomaly
128.16851°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.23 mins
BSTAR
0
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