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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

18 hours ago

Origin

United States Space Force (US)

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, 20.4 m

Radar Cross Section

52.962 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 18 hours ago

0 WGS 10 (USA 291)
1 44071U 19014A   25199.21179934  .00000053  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 44071   0.0213  54.3575 0000512 183.0760 195.3795  1.00269575 23263

Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:04Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-18T05:04:59.462Z)

Latitude

0.01484°

Longitude

60.30172°

Altitude

35,788.784 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

True Right ascension

04h 51m 15s

True Declination

0° 00' 53"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

-0.03582°

Longitude

-22.56753°

Altitude

35,787.468 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

23h 25m 48s

Apparent Declination

-4° 59' 25"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

12:18:05

Azimuth

22.062° NNE

Elevation

-53.139°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

35,790.444 km

Perigee altitude

35,786.126 km

Semi-major axis

42,166.422 km

Eccentricity

0.00005

Inclination

0.0213°

RAAN

54.3575°

Arg. of periapsis

183.076°

True anomaly

195.37794°

Mean anomaly

195.3795°

Eccentric anomaly

195.37872°

Mean motion

0.25066 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.18 mins

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