MUOS 4, 40887
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MUOS 4, 40887 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR Pacific (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 02 Sep 2015 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 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
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMSS/LMCSS
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
A2100, BT-4
Mass
6,800 kg wet, 3,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 14.3 m
Radar Cross Section
71.298 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 MUOS 4
1 40887U 15044A 25348.14602933 -.00000079 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 40887 3.9869 40.8517 0052749 357.7646 172.0773 1.00272064 37700Epoch: 2025-12-14T03:30Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T03:30:16.934Z)
Latitude
0.68321°
Longitude
75.16514°
Altitude
36,006.328 km
Speed
3.059 km/s
True Right ascension
14h 03m 11s
True Declination
0° 40' 57"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
18:17:23
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,010 km
Perigee altitude
35,565.16 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.717 km
Eccentricity
0.00527
Inclination
3.9869°
RAAN
40.8517°
Arg. of periapsis
357.7646°
True anomaly
172.16008°
Mean anomaly
172.0773°
Eccentric anomaly
172.11874°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #44 in the year 2015 (2015-09-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.MUOS 4 Visibility
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