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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). 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
27168, 2002-001A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
15 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
LMMS/Sunnyvale
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
MILSTAR, AOCS
Mass
4,500 kg wet, ~4,200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2002-01-14 (23 years ago)
Launch vehicle
TITAN 401B/CENTAUR
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Cyl + 1 Truss + 1 Ant, 35 m
Radar Cross Section
74.603 m²

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TLE from 15 hours ago
0 USA 164
1 27168U 02001A   25189.69334547  .00000106  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 27168  10.7666  23.8752 0099268   8.5497 163.0133  1.00275511 29512
Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:38Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-08T16:38:25.048Z)
Latitude
1.51658°
Longitude
19.42518°
Altitude
36,183.409 km
Speed
3.046 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 03m 39s
True Declination
1° 30' 54"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
6.04928°
Longitude
-118.81902°
Altitude
35,407.664 km
Speed
3.102 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
04h 11m 36s
Apparent Declination
0° 25' 22"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
19:34:21
Azimuth
61.951° ENE
Elevation
-28.764°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,205.127 km
Perigee altitude
35,368.006 km
Semi-major axis
42,164.703 km
Eccentricity
0.00993
Inclination
10.7666°
RAAN
23.8752°
Arg. of periapsis
8.5497°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
163.0133°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.09 mins
BSTAR
0
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