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 23 hours ago
0 USA 159
1 26880U 01033A 25194.90695150 -.00000294 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 26880 12.4641 18.7524 0001477 195.7285 354.7764 1.00265302 29575
Epoch: 2025-07-13T21:46Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-13T21:46:00.609Z)
Latitude
-2.24858°
Longitude
-49.5105°
Altitude
35,782.106 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 56m 03s
True Declination
-2° 14' 47"
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Latitude
1.27252°
Longitude
-65.49227°
Altitude
35,782.136 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 15m 39s
Apparent Declination
-4° 31' 31"
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Local Sidereal Time
09:08:18
Azimuth
112.409° ESE
Elevation
18.073°
Doppler factor
1
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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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234 mins | 2025-07-14 20:36:55.844Z | 112.424° ESE | 2025-07-14 20:36:55.844Z | 112.424° ESE | 17.229° | 2025-07-15 00:30:55.844Z | 121.354° SE |
875 mins | 2025-07-15 06:01:55.844Z | 119.446° SE | 2025-07-15 14:30:55.844Z | 103.202° ESE | 23.906° | 2025-07-15 20:36:55.844Z | 112.628° SE |
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