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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

40730, 2015-033A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

19 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

GPS IIF, AOCS

Mass

1,630 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2015-07-15 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 401

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 19 hours ago

0 NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262)
1 40730U 15033A   25199.17575344 -.00000028  00000-0  00000-0 0  9999
2 40730  54.2507 280.8420 0104155  25.2241 335.3389  2.00573159 73292

Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:13Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T04:13:05.097Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-78.65561°

Altitude

19,930.488 km

Speed

3.911 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 43m 23s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-30.41491°

Longitude

126.25458°

Altitude

20,459.997 km

Speed

3.834 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

07h 37m 24s

Apparent Declination

-40° 06' 05"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:13:51

Azimuth

226.887° WSW

Elevation

-11.78°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,458.034 km

Perigee altitude

19,904.773 km

Semi-major axis

26,559.54 km

Eccentricity

0.01042

Inclination

54.2507°

RAAN

280.842°

Arg. of periapsis

25.2241°

True anomaly

334.83495°

Mean anomaly

335.3389°

Eccentric anomaly

335.08752°

Mean motion

0.50143 °/min

Orbital period

717.94 mins

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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.
279 mins	2025-07-19 03:14:15.307Z	156.608° SSE	2025-07-19 05:33:15.307Z	91.944° ESE	38.99°	2025-07-19 07:53:15.307Z	46.728° ENE
160 mins	2025-07-19 19:09:15.307Z	321.418° NNW	2025-07-19 20:26:15.307Z	291.941° WNW	21.086°	2025-07-19 21:49:15.307Z	256.891° W

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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