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 5 hours ago
0 MUOS 5
1 41622U 16041A 25308.15587619 -.00000113 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 41622 2.7050 298.3770 0201917 261.7827 154.6461 1.00269179 34830Epoch: 2025-11-04T03:44Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-11-04T03:44:27.702Z)
Latitude
2.30293°
Longitude
-104.04546°
Altitude
36,560.99 km
Speed
3.019 km/s
True Right ascension
23h 42m 52s
True Declination
2° 18' 02"
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
04:19:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
36,639.807 km
Perigee altitude
34,936.979 km
Semi-major axis
42,166.53 km
Eccentricity
0.02019
Inclination
2.705°
RAAN
298.377°
Arg. of periapsis
261.7827°
True anomaly
155.61473°
Mean anomaly
154.6461°
Eccentric anomaly
155.1326°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.19 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 | 2025-11-04 08:24:43.709Z | 182.376° SSW | 2025-11-05 05:55:43.709Z | 180.353° SSW | 36.187° | 2025-11-05 08:24:43.709Z | 182.432° SSW |
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