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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

Country

Related business

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 1 day ago

0 NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262)
1 40730U 15033A   25346.75053630 -.00000074  00000-0  00000-0 0  9997
2 40730  54.1306 274.7724 0110971  26.8075 333.7759  2.00565613 76250

Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:00Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:00:46.336Z)

Latitude

0.00002°

Longitude

-77.12105°

Altitude

19,918.512 km

Speed

3.913 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 19m 02s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

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

20:15:55

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,476.816 km

Perigee altitude

19,887.333 km

Semi-major axis

26,560.212 km

Eccentricity

0.0111

Inclination

54.1306°

RAAN

274.7724°

Arg. of periapsis

26.8075°

True anomaly

333.20692°

Mean anomaly

333.7759°

Eccentric anomaly

333.49212°

Mean motion

0.50141 °/min

Orbital period

717.97 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.
169 mins	2025-12-14 08:53:05.852Z	321.662° NNW	2025-12-14 10:14:05.852Z	291.043° WNW	22.008°	2025-12-14 11:42:05.852Z	253.864° W
274 mins	2025-12-14 17:00:05.852Z	154.668° SSE	2025-12-14 19:17:05.852Z	90.701° ESE	38.415°	2025-12-14 21:34:05.852Z	46.055° ENE

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NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262), 40730

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-12T18:00:46.336Z)

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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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