WGS 8 (USA 272), 41879
Orbit data source: Space-Track
WGS 8 (USA 272), 41879 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 07 Dec 2016 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(5,4) 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702HP, R-4D-15-375
Mass
5,987 kg wet, ~3,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 20.4 m
Radar Cross Section
52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)
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TLE from 1 day ago
0 WGS 8 (USA 272)
1 41879U 16075A 26002.85044737 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996
2 41879 0.0472 62.8635 0000406 279.0852 216.5296 1.00267269 33164Epoch: 2026-01-02T20:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-02T20:24:38.652Z)
Latitude
0.03506°
Longitude
149.84197°
Altitude
35,788.713 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
13h 13m 57s
True Declination
0° 02' 06"
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
02:11:17
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.643 km
Perigee altitude
35,787.219 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.068 km
Eccentricity
0.00004
Inclination
0.0472°
RAAN
62.8635°
Arg. of periapsis
279.0852°
True anomaly
216.52683°
Mean anomaly
216.5296°
Eccentric anomaly
216.52822°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.21 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #75 in the year 2016 (2016-12-07 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.WGS 8 (USA 272) Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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