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USA 270, 41744

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 270, 41744 is a payload satellite owned by USAF AFSPC (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 19 Aug 2016 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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

41744, 2016-052A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Air Force (US)

Manufacturer

OATK SSG

Mission

Operational Defense Classified

Bus & Motor

GEOSTAR-1, AOCS

Mass

500 kg wet, 500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2016-08-19 (9 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(4,2)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m

Radar Cross Section

7.621 m²

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TLE from 3 days ago

0 USA 270
1 41744U 16052A   25286.44302609 -.00000300  00000-0  00000+0 0  9998
2 41744   3.5604  80.3332 0001420 234.8564   2.3397  1.00393538 25652

Epoch: 2025-10-13T10:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-13T10:37:57.454Z)

Latitude

-2.97671°

Longitude

135.72627°

Altitude

35,746.472 km

Speed

3.076 km/s

True Right ascension

21h 09m 50s

True Declination

-2° 58' 25"

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

00:02:14

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,759.546 km

Perigee altitude

35,747.58 km

Semi-major axis

42,131.7 km

Eccentricity

0.00014

Inclination

3.5604°

RAAN

80.3332°

Arg. of periapsis

234.8564°

True anomaly

2.34036°

Mean anomaly

2.3397°

Eccentric anomaly

2.34003°

Mean motion

0.25097 °/min

Orbital period

1,434.41 mins

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USA 270, 41744

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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