NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262), 40730
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262), 40730 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jul 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 401 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
Orbit
Last TLE update
13 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)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 18 m
Radar Cross Section
13.960 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 13 hours ago
0 NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262)
1 40730U 15033A 25181.72637535 -.00000069 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
2 40730 54.2656 281.5586 0104024 25.2148 335.3259 2.00574337 72945Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:25Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-30T17:25:58.83Z)
Latitude
-0.00004°
Longitude
101.02844°
Altitude
19,930.762 km
Speed
3.911 km/s
True Right ascension
18h 46m 13s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
15.9969°
Longitude
112.88345°
Altitude
19,905.792 km
Speed
3.915 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
19h 58m 57s
Apparent Declination
8° 31' 38"
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
17:40:20
Azimuth
125.98° SE
Elevation
45.979°
Doppler factor
1
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Other satellites on launch #33 in the year 2015 (2015-07-15 UTC)
NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262) 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. |
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| 186 mins | 2025-07-01 06:02:36.850Z | 126.013° SE | 2025-07-01 06:48:36.850Z | 91.832° ESE | 39.104° | 2025-07-01 09:08:36.850Z | 46.867° ENE |
| 159 mins | 2025-07-01 20:24:36.850Z | 321.451° NNW | 2025-07-01 21:40:36.850Z | 292.372° WNW | 20.893° | 2025-07-01 23:03:36.850Z | 257.341° W |
| 97 mins | 2025-07-02 04:25:36.850Z | 156.765° SSE | 2025-07-02 06:02:36.850Z | 123.576° SE | 36.293° | 2025-07-02 06:02:36.850Z | 123.576° SE |
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