SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 282), 43162
Orbit data source: Space-Track
SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 282), 43162 is a payload satellite owned by USAF AFSPC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 20 Jan 2018 UTC via an ATLAS V 411 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
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LMSS
Mission
Operational Defense Early Warn
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS 1C?
Mass
~4,500 kg wet, ~2,500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 12.5 m
Radar Cross Section
33.213 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 282)
1 43162U 18009A 26171.39700601 .00000123 00000-0 00000+0 0 9992
2 43162 2.1865 12.2926 0001981 68.2374 171.5933 1.00271852 30874Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:31Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T09:31:41.319Z)
Latitude
-1.90925°
Longitude
-159.41309°
Altitude
35,794.635 km
Speed
3.074 km/s
True Right ascension
16h 48m 29s
True Declination
-1° 54' 26"
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
21:39:36
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,795.997 km
Perigee altitude
35,779.291 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.781 km
Eccentricity
0.0002
Inclination
2.1865°
RAAN
12.2926°
Arg. of periapsis
68.2374°
True anomaly
171.59662°
Mean anomaly
171.5933°
Eccentric anomaly
171.59496°
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.15 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #9 in the year 2018 (2018-01-20 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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.SBIRS GEO 3 (USA 282) Visibility forecast
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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. |
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| 1440 mins | 2026-06-22 10:37:34.214Z | 243.593° WSW | 2026-06-22 23:34:34.214Z | 246.973° WSW | 18.895° | 2026-06-23 10:37:34.214Z | 243.584° WSW |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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