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WGS 10 (USA 291), 44071

Orbit data source: Space-Track

WGS 10 (USA 291), 44071 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Sat, 16 Mar 2019 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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Identifier
44071, 2019-014A
Orbit
GEO
Last TLE update
1 day ago
Origin
Manufacturer
Boeing/ES
Mission
Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor
BSS-702HP, R-4D-15-375
Mass
6,000 kg wet, ~3,400 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2019-03-16 (6 years ago)
Launch vehicle
DELTA 4M+(5,4)
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 40.9 m
Radar Cross Section
52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 1 day ago
0 WGS 10 (USA 291)
1 44071U 19014A   25191.21678384  .00000059  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 44071   0.0241  49.1294 0000641 127.3413 250.2547  1.00272258 23182
Epoch: 2025-07-10T05:12Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-10T05:12:10.123Z)
Latitude
0.02094°
Longitude
60.29321°
Altitude
35,786.851 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 26m 53s
True Declination
0° 01' 15"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at epoch
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
0.04597°
Longitude
156.80539°
Altitude
35,783.227 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
10h 58m 57s
Apparent Declination
-4° 55' 04"
Sunlit
Object is in daylight
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:51:15
Azimuth
22.028° NNE
Elevation
-53.07°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,790.236 km
Perigee altitude
35,784.83 km
Semi-major axis
42,165.67 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
0.0241°
RAAN
49.1294°
Arg. of periapsis
127.3413°
True anomaly
Unknown
Mean anomaly
250.2547°
Eccentric anomaly
Unknown
Mean motion
0.25067 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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