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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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
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T05:31:39.485Z)
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2001 (2001-08-06 UTC)
USA 159 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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518 mins | 2025-08-31 12:44:39.497Z | 103.055° ESE | 2025-08-31 12:44:39.497Z | 103.055° ESE | 23.509° | 2025-08-31 21:22:39.497Z | 121.451° SE |
594 mins | 2025-09-01 02:50:39.497Z | 119.536° SE | 2025-09-01 11:22:39.497Z | 103.178° ESE | 23.942° | 2025-09-01 12:44:39.497Z | 103.104° ESE |
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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