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NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260), 40534

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260), 40534 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 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
40534, 2015-013A
Orbit
MEO
Last TLE update
11 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
GPS IIF, AOCS
Mass
1,630 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2015-03-25 (10 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 + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section
13.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260)
1 40534U 15013A   25129.21623542 -.00000019  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 40534  53.2448 220.8925 0098486  35.1200 325.5563  2.00575670 74145
Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:11Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-09T05:11:22.74Z)
Latitude
-0.00002°
Longitude
-84.23399°
Altitude
19,966.363 km
Speed
3.906 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 43m 32s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-20.82078°
Longitude
-100.7093°
Altitude
20,059.224 km
Speed
3.892 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
13h 26m 13s
Apparent Declination
-24° 34' 17"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:28:00
Azimuth
317.093° NNW
Elevation
-70.384°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
20,442.796 km
Perigee altitude
19,919.651 km
Semi-major axis
26,559.36 km
Eccentricity
0.0098486
Inclination
53.2448°
RAAN
220.8925°
Arg. of periapsis
35.12°
True anomaly
324.91146°
Mean anomaly
325.5563°
Eccentric anomaly
325.23454°
Mean motion
0.50144 °/min
BSTAR
Unknown
Orbital period
717.94 mins
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NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260) Visibility forecast

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Start Az.
Max El. time (UTC)
Max El. Az.
Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
126 mins2025-05-09 20:24:32.854Z319.048° NNW2025-05-09 21:25:32.854Z295.387° NW16.859°2025-05-09 22:30:32.854Z268.262° W
292 mins2025-05-10 04:07:32.854Z163.313° S2025-05-10 06:32:32.854Z95.952° ESE40.496°2025-05-10 08:59:32.854Z50.675° ENE
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