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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
Country
Flag of USUS
Related business
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 (24 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, 17.5 m
Radar Cross Section
74.603 m²

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Last TLE update: 12 hours ago

TLE from 12 hours ago
0 USA 164
1 27168U 02001A   25243.10102603  .00000102  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 27168  10.8306  23.5705 0098495   9.4074   1.8715  1.00274250 30056
Epoch: 2025-08-31T02:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-31T02:25:28.648Z)
Latitude
2.10269°
Longitude
18.78331°
Altitude
35,370.845 km
Speed
3.105 km/s
True Right ascension
02h 18m 42s
True Declination
2° 06' 02"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
N/A
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:24:27
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,202.224 km
Perigee altitude
35,371.614 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.056 km
Eccentricity
0.00985
Inclination
10.8306°
RAAN
23.5705°
Arg. of periapsis
9.4074°
True anomaly
1.90882°
Mean anomaly
1.8715°
Eccentric anomaly
1.89011°
Mean motion
0.25068 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.11 mins
BSTAR
0
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