MUOS 5, 41622
Orbit data source: Space-Track
MUOS 5, 41622 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR Pacific (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Jun 2016 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)
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TLE from 10 hours ago
0 MUOS 5
1 41622U 16041A 25261.16364593 -.00000182 00000-0 00000-0 0 9992
2 41622 2.8114 297.9441 0201629 260.3146 112.9764 1.00271728 34365Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:55Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-09-18T03:55:39.008Z)
Latitude
0.75465°
Longitude
-102.90897°
Altitude
36,136.487 km
Speed
3.049 km/s
True Right ascension
20h 53m 19s
True Declination
0° 45' 14"
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
06:40:46
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,637.863 km
Perigee altitude
34,937.493 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.815 km
Eccentricity
0.02016
Inclination
2.8114°
RAAN
297.9441°
Arg. of periapsis
260.3146°
True anomaly
115.08239°
Mean anomaly
112.9764°
Eccentric anomaly
114.03151°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2016 (2016-06-24 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 5 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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| 1440 mins | 2025-09-18 13:50:17.747Z | 183.407° SSW | 2025-09-19 08:58:17.747Z | 180.455° SSW | 36.221° | 2025-09-19 13:50:17.747Z | 183.418° SSW |
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