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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
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
1
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
BSTAR
0
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