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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

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, 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

0.05237°

Longitude

129.12672°

Altitude

35,783.814 km

Speed

3.075 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

09h 08m 14s

Apparent Declination

-4° 54' 43"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

22:00:32

Azimuth

22.03° NNE

Elevation

-53.063°

Doppler factor

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

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