USA 164, 27168
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 164, 27168 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 14 Jan 2002 UTC via a TITAN 401B/CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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USA 164 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | GEO |
| Last TLE update | 19 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | LMMS/Sunnyvale |
| Mission status | Operational |
| Mission | Defense Communications |
| Bus & Motor | MILSTAR, AOCS |
| Mass | 4,500 kg wet, ~4,200 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Radar Cross Section | RCS unknown |
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TLE from 19 hours ago
0 USA 164
1 27168U 02001A 24258.51917979 .00000095 00000-0 00000+0 0 9999
2 27168 10.4159 25.3946 0097165 1.5181 171.4927 1.00284519 25221Epoch: 2024-09-14T12:27Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-09-14T12:27:37.133Z)
| Latitude | 1.24414° |
| Longitude | 17.77889° |
| Altitude | 36,188.2 km |
| Speed | 3.045 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 13h 14m 38s |
| True Declination | 1° 14' 34" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Predictive object data (real-time)
| Latitude | 10.13771° |
| Longitude | -52.06612° |
| Altitude | 35,862.882 km |
| Speed | 3.069 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 08h 56m 12s |
| Apparent Declination | 4° 18' 48" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Predictive observer data (real-time)
| Local Sidereal Time | 00:19:24 |
| Azimuth | 59.12° ENE |
| Elevation | -25.794° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee | 36,193.714 km |
| Perigee | 35,374.376 km |
| Semi-major axis | 42,162.182 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0097165 |
| Inclination | 10.4159° |
| RAAN | 25.3946° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 1.5181° |
| True anomaly | 171.65546° |
| Mean anomaly | 171.4927° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 171.57427° |
| Mean motion | 0.2507 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Period | 1435.97 mins |
No data available
Other satellites on launch #1 in the year 2002 (2002-01-14 UTC)
| USA 164, 27168 |
| TITAN 4 CENTAUR R/B, 27169 |
USA 164 Visibility forecast
Observer location: 39.9160978°, -105.1181434
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