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WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 25 May 2013 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(5,4) 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

39168, 2013-024A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

2 days ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

BSS-702HP, R-4D-15-375

Mass

5,768 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-05-25 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(5,4)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 40.9 m

Radar Cross Section

52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 WGS 5 (USA 243)
1 39168U 13024A   25118.87587924 -.00000284  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 39168   0.0186 282.7584 0000362  10.6406 186.4653  1.00267911 43027

Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:01Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-04-28T21:01:15.966Z)

Latitude

-0.01835°

Longitude

-52.54125°

Altitude

35,788.683 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

07h 59m 26s

True Declination

0° 01' 06"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude

-0.02674°

Longitude

52.51872°

Altitude

35,786.863 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

15h 22m 20s

Apparent Declination

-5° 55' 50"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

11:29:29

Azimuth

116.168° SE

Elevation

19.607°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.278 km

Perigee altitude

35,787.225 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.888 km

Eccentricity

0.0000362

Inclination

0.0186°

RAAN

282.7584°

Arg. of periapsis

10.6406°

True anomaly

186.46483°

Mean anomaly

186.4653°

Eccentric anomaly

186.46507°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

BSTAR

Unknown

Orbital period

1436.21 mins

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WGS 5 (USA 243) 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.
1440 mins	2025-05-01 03:52:37.180Z	116.183° SE	2025-05-01 14:41:37.180Z	116.138° SE	18.579°	2025-05-02 03:52:37.180Z	116.192° SE

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