AEHF 6 (USA 298), 45465
Orbit data source: Space-Track
AEHF 6 (USA 298), 45465 is a payload satellite owned by USAF MCSW (US) in GEO that was launched on Thu, 26 Mar 2020 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 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 Communications
Bus & Motor
A2100M, BT-4/AJ-EP?
Mass
6,200 kg wet, ~4,000 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 13.5 m
Radar Cross Section
35.027 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 12 hours ago
TLE from 12 hours ago
0 AEHF 6 (USA 298)
1 45465U 20022B 26155.30713920 -.00000288 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
2 45465 2.5782 300.9949 0043877 18.1445 181.8214 1.00265792 22883Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:22Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-04T07:22:16.826Z)
Latitude
-0.87658°
Longitude
137.59076°
Altitude
35,972.245 km
Speed
3.061 km/s
True Right ascension
09h 23m 39s
True Declination
0° 52' 33"
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
05:04:04
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,974.361 km
Perigee altitude
35,604.324 km
Semi-major axis
42,167.479 km
Eccentricity
0.00439
Inclination
2.5782°
RAAN
300.9949°
Arg. of periapsis
18.1445°
True anomaly
181.80551°
Mean anomaly
181.8214°
Eccentric anomaly
181.81344°
Mean motion
0.25066 °/min
Orbital period
1,436.24 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #22 in the year 2020 (2020-03-26 UTC)
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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.AEHF 6 (USA 298) Visibility
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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