Showing default

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.

Loading next visibility...

Iframe embed code

<iframe src="https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/39168?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false" width="600" height="400" frameborder="0" title="Kayhan Space Satcat Satellite Viewer"></iframe>

Iframe URL

https://www.satcat.com/sats-embedded/39168?theme=dark&initialShowStats=false

Optional Secondary NORAD IDs

Max 10 NORAD IDs; Separated by commas

Initial load time (optional)

ISO8601 Format

TLE date request (optional)

ISO8601 Format

Identifier

39168, 2013-024A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

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 (13 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, 20.4 m

Radar Cross Section

52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

0 WGS 5 (USA 243)
1 39168U 13024A   26120.76169458 -.00000281  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 39168   0.0151 260.6772 0000226 139.1361  40.6103  1.00271856 46699

Epoch: 2026-04-30T18:16Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T18:16:50.411Z)

Latitude

-0.00181°

Longitude

-52.49074°

Altitude

35,785.339 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

05h 21m 41s

True Declination

0° 00' 07"

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

22:26:22

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,788.598 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.692 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.782 km

Eccentricity

0.00002

Inclination

0.0151°

RAAN

260.6772°

Arg. of periapsis

139.1361°

True anomaly

40.61199°

Mean anomaly

40.6103°

Eccentric anomaly

40.61114°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.15 mins

BSTAR

Loading maneuver chart data...

Computing Atmospheric mass density...

Loading historical data...

Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2013 (2013-05-25 UTC)

DELTA 4 R/B, 39169

Did you know?

You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.

Click here to try in Sandbox

WGS 5 (USA 243) Visibility forecast

Loading observer location...
Set Observer location

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	2026-05-02 14:44:43.400Z	116.079° SE	2026-05-03 13:04:43.400Z	116.079° SE	18.537°	2026-05-03 14:44:43.400Z	116.083° SE

Items per page:

1–1 of 1 items

of 1 page

Loading historical data...

39168 neighbors

Authenticating...

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions

Please sign-in to view Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs.

Click to sort rows by RSO header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Inclination Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by RAAN Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Coplanar Angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by SMA Δ header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Orbital period header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by <5km Md TCA header in descending order

CAUTION: Conjunctions in this section are generated from low-fidelity TLE screenings

Authenticating...

Click to sort rows by Secondary header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Secondary name header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Country header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Owner header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Obj. Type header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Miss dist. header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Rel. speed header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by Apr. angle header in ascending order	Click to sort rows by TCA header in descending order

Check out WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on other resources

View WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

View WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on Heavens-Above

View WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on Keep Track

View WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on Celestrak

View WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on Gunter's Space Page

Satcat and Kayhan Space are not affiliated with NASA, Celestrak, Heavens-Above, Keep Track, or Gunter's Space Page.

WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago

TLE from 2 days ago

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-04-30T18:16:50.411Z)

Visualization orbit readout

Visualization observer readout

Orbital elements

Other satellites on launch #24 in the year 2013 (2013-05-25 UTC)

WGS 5 (USA 243) Visibility forecast

39168 neighbors

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Check out WGS 5 (USA 243), 39168 on other resources

Documentation

Expand to show TLE details & history
Last TLE update: 2 days ago