NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168), 27704
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168), 27704 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Mon, 31 Mar 2003 UTC via a DELTA 7925-9.5 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMMS/Sunnyvale
Mission
On reserve Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
SERIES 4000, STAR 37XFP
Mass
2,032 kg wet, 910 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 9.7 m
Radar Cross Section
13.539 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 1 day ago
TLE from 1 day ago
0 NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168)
1 27704U 03010A 26092.61502993 -.00000088 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
2 27704 54.8570 328.0046 0004244 351.6614 190.3232 1.94743156168447Epoch: 2026-04-02T14:45Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-02T14:45:38.585Z)
Latitude
-1.62165°
Longitude
96.79398°
Altitude
20,720.652 km
Speed
3.835 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 56m 39s
True Declination
-1° 37' 09"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
06:17:29
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
20,720.337 km
Perigee altitude
20,697.346 km
Semi-major axis
27,086.978 km
Eccentricity
0.00042
Inclination
54.857°
RAAN
328.0046°
Arg. of periapsis
351.6614°
True anomaly
190.31449°
Mean anomaly
190.3232°
Eccentric anomaly
190.31884°
Mean motion
0.48686 °/min
Orbital period
739.44 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #10 in the year 2003 (2003-03-31 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.NAVSTAR 52 (USA 168) 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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| 257 mins | 2026-04-04 00:28:34.644Z | 312.33° NW | 2026-04-04 01:57:34.644Z | 241.429° WSW | 44.949° | 2026-04-04 04:45:34.644Z | 171.179° S |
| 50 mins | 2026-04-04 23:38:34.644Z | 295.753° NW | 2026-04-05 00:28:34.644Z | 306.245° NW | 24.798° | 2026-04-05 00:28:34.644Z | 306.245° NW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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