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MUOS 3, 40374

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MUOS 3, 40374 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR Pacific (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 21 Jan 2015 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

40374, 2015-002A

Orbit

GEO

Last TLE update

12 hours ago

Origin

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

LMSS/LMCSS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

A2100, BT-4

Mass

6,800 kg wet, 3,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-01-21 (10 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, 28.7 m

Radar Cross Section

71.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 12 hours ago

0 MUOS 3
1 40374U 15002A   25191.77278009 -.00000118  00000-0  00000-0 0  9995
2 40374   3.8808  41.1126 0054766 177.1483 333.4020  1.00271125 38163

Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:32Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T18:32:48.199Z)

Latitude

1.93629°

Longitude

-15.69395°

Altitude

35,581.041 km

Speed

3.09 km/s

True Right ascension

12h 45m 45s

True Declination

1° 56' 04"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.62206°

Longitude

169.50556°

Altitude

35,999.721 km

Speed

3.059 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

01h 32m 57s

Apparent Declination

-7° 02' 42"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

19:06:50

Azimuth

91.259° ESE

Elevation

-9.511°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,018.769 km

Perigee altitude

35,556.917 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.98 km

Eccentricity

0.00548

Inclination

3.8808°

RAAN

41.1126°

Arg. of periapsis

177.1483°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

333.402°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.16 mins

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