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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

Last TLE update

1 day ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

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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TLE from 1 day ago

0 USA 159
1 26880U 01033A   25216.32144128 -.00000293  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 26880  12.4844  18.6054 0000265 217.0251 144.1047  1.00276025 29795

Epoch: 2025-08-04T07:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-04T07:42:52.526Z)

Latitude

0.23229°

Longitude

-49.14796°

Altitude

35,785.815 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

01h 18m 48s

True Declination

0° 13' 55"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

9.85919°

Longitude

1.41523°

Altitude

35,785.471 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

05h 04m 48s

Apparent Declination

4° 36' 34"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

00:59:41

Azimuth

105.702° ESE

Elevation

24.769°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,787.521 km

Perigee altitude

35,785.286 km

Semi-major axis

42,164.541 km

Eccentricity

0.00003

Inclination

12.4844°

RAAN

18.6054°

Arg. of periapsis

217.0251°

True anomaly

144.10648°

Mean anomaly

144.1047°

Eccentric anomaly

144.10559°

Mean motion

0.25068 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.09 mins

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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2001 (2001-08-06 UTC)

TITAN 4B R/B, 26881 (Decayed)

IUS R/B(1), 26882

IUS R/B(2), 26883

USA 159 DEB, 26887

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.
715 mins	2025-08-05 11:03:09.126Z	105.718° ESE	2025-08-05 13:08:09.126Z	103.003° ESE	23.779°	2025-08-05 22:58:09.126Z	121.105° SE
385 mins	2025-08-06 04:38:09.126Z	119.188° SE	2025-08-06 11:03:09.126Z	105.587° ESE	22.789°	2025-08-06 11:03:09.126Z	105.587° ESE

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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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