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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

2 days 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 2 days ago

0 NAVSTAR 74 (USA 262)
1 40730U 15033A   25220.61367408  .00000017  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40730  54.2332 279.9607 0104553  25.2109 335.3862  2.00572189 73725

Epoch: 2025-08-08T14:43Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-08-08T14:43:41.44Z)

Latitude

0.00003°

Longitude

101.69719°

Altitude

19,929.432 km

Speed

3.911 km/s

True Right ascension

18h 39m 55s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

51.23819°

Longitude

-141.98136°

Altitude

20,141.516 km

Speed

3.882 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 30m 36s

Apparent Declination

43° 37' 26"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

20:21:10

Azimuth

45.979° ENE

Elevation

16.086°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,459.179 km

Perigee altitude

19,903.801 km

Semi-major axis

26,559.627 km

Eccentricity

0.01046

Inclination

54.2332°

RAAN

279.9607°

Arg. of periapsis

25.2109°

True anomaly

334.88121°

Mean anomaly

335.3862°

Eccentric anomaly

335.13431°

Mean motion

0.50143 °/min

Orbital period

717.95 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.
15 mins	2025-08-10 06:05:44.636Z	45.998° ENE	2025-08-10 06:05:44.636Z	45.998° ENE	15.483°	2025-08-10 06:20:44.636Z	46.55° ENE
162 mins	2025-08-10 17:36:44.636Z	321.517° NNW	2025-08-10 18:54:44.636Z	291.782° WNW	21.295°	2025-08-10 20:18:44.636Z	256.283° W
266 mins	2025-08-11 01:39:44.636Z	155.994° SSE	2025-08-11 03:57:44.636Z	91.598° ESE	38.85°	2025-08-11 06:05:44.636Z	46.08° ENE

Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs

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