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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

Last TLE update

1 month ago

Origin

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 1 month ago

0 USA 270
1 41744U 16052A   25169.74622347 -.00000335  00000-0  00000+0 0  9993
2 41744   3.2640  81.8586 0066684 147.5212  74.1747  1.00269612 24480

Epoch: 2025-06-18T17:54Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-06-18T17:54:33.707Z)

Latitude

-2.21897°

Longitude

128.38112°

Altitude

35,710.963 km

Speed

3.08 km/s

True Right ascension

20h 16m 58s

True Declination

-2° 13' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-1.42573°

Longitude

-119.6452°

Altitude

36,070.562 km

Speed

3.054 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

03h 25m 32s

Apparent Declination

-6° 24' 33"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:04

Azimuth

295.785° NW

Elevation

-36.351°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,069.452 km

Perigee altitude

35,507.087 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.406 km

Eccentricity

0.00667

Inclination

3.264°

RAAN

81.8586°

Arg. of periapsis

147.5212°

True anomaly

74.91153°

Mean anomaly

74.1747°

Eccentric anomaly

74.54295°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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