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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
3 weeks ago
Origin
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, 5 m
Radar Cross Section
7.621 m²

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TLE from 3 weeks 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
1.34585°
Longitude
61.62156°
Altitude
35,510.85 km
Speed
3.095 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
15h 30m 10s
Apparent Declination
-3° 55' 21"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
00:20:21
Azimuth
297.366° NW
Elevation
-34.148°
Doppler factor
1
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
Unknown
Mean anomaly
74.1747°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.18 mins
BSTAR
0
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