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MUOS 2, 39206

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MUOS 2, 39206 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR Pacific (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Jul 2013 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 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

39206, 2013-036A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

6 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

LMSS/LMCSS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

A2100, BT-4

Mass

6,740 kg wet, 3,812 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2013-07-19 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 551

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 14.3 m

Radar Cross Section

71.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 6 hours ago

0 MUOS 2
1 39206U 13036A   25214.15470571  .00000071  00000-0  00000+0 0  9994
2 39206   4.3666  44.4779 0053183 175.7765 329.3936  1.00271181 44105

Epoch: 2025-08-02T03:42Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-02T03:42:46.573Z)

Latitude

2.52895°

Longitude

-177.26848°

Altitude

35,594.105 km

Speed

3.089 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 37m 40s

True Declination

2° 31' 35"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-3.4746°

Longitude

-89.72245°

Altitude

35,663.536 km

Speed

3.084 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

18h 01m 38s

Apparent Declination

-9° 14' 19"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

23:13:50

Azimuth

255.249° W

Elevation

3.079°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,012.077 km

Perigee altitude

35,563.574 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.963 km

Eccentricity

0.00532

Inclination

4.3666°

RAAN

44.4779°

Arg. of periapsis

175.7765°

True anomaly

329.08153°

Mean anomaly

329.3936°

Eccentric anomaly

329.23774°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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