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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

41622, 2016-041A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Navy (US)

Manufacturer

LMSS/LMCSS

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

A2100, BT-4

Mass

6,800 kg wet, 3,800 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-06-24 (10 years ago)

Launch vehicle

ATLAS V 551

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

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 2 days ago

0 MUOS 5
1 41622U 16041A   26171.39448720 -.00000149  00000-0  00000+0 0  9995
2 41622   2.1958 301.7419 0197589 260.7559 102.9111  1.00273126 37120

Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:28:03.694Z)

Latitude

0.21057°

Longitude

-103.02378°

Altitude

35,984.575 km

Speed

3.06 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 30m 24s

True Declination

0° 12' 37"

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

21:40:40

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,620.43 km

Perigee altitude

34,954.145 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.425 km

Eccentricity

0.01976

Inclination

2.1958°

RAAN

301.7419°

Arg. of periapsis

260.7559°

True anomaly

105.10541°

Mean anomaly

102.9111°

Eccentric anomaly

104.00953°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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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.
1440 mins	2026-06-22 10:38:37.486Z	177.168° S	2026-06-22 15:11:37.486Z	180.81° SSW	35.924°	2026-06-23 10:38:37.486Z	177.195° S

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MUOS 5, 41622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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