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USA 255, 40101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 255, 40101 is a payload satellite owned by AFRL/RV (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Jul 2014 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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

40101, 2014-043C

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

OSC

Mission

Non-operational Defense Classified

Bus & Motor

ANGELS, AOCS

Mass

70 kg wet, 70 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-07-28 (11 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(4,2)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 1 Pan, 0.3 m

Radar Cross Section

0.375 m²

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Last TLE update: 14 hours ago

TLE from 14 hours ago

0 USA 255
1 40101U 14043C   25348.25288999  .00000039  00000-0  00000-0 0  9994
2 40101   8.8020  59.0981 0012466 315.9013  53.9584  0.98724835 23486

Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T06:04:09.695Z)

Latitude

1.53784°

Longitude

-105.25571°

Altitude

36,193.973 km

Speed

3.061 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 35m 48s

True Declination

1° 32' 11"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

18:37:58

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,280.049 km

Perigee altitude

36,173.826 km

Semi-major axis

42,605.075 km

Eccentricity

0.00125

Inclination

8.802°

RAAN

59.0981°

Arg. of periapsis

315.9013°

True anomaly

54.07401°

Mean anomaly

53.9584°

Eccentric anomaly

54.0162°

Mean motion

0.2468 °/min

Orbital period

1,458.65 mins

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USA 255 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	2025-12-14 20:03:28.943Z	185.388° SSW	2025-12-15 11:49:28.943Z	193.116° SSW	38.67°	2025-12-15 20:03:28.943Z	193.197° SSW

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USA 255, 40101

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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