NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304), 45854
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304), 45854 is a payload satellite owned by USSF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Tue, 30 Jun 2020 UTC via an FALCON 9 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 Denver
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
A2100, LEROS-1C?
Mass
4,400 kg wet, ~2,160 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 1.7 m
Radar Cross Section
7.740 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 3 days ago
TLE from 3 days ago
0 NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304)
1 45854U 20041A 26170.72346014 -.00000092 00000-0 00000-0 0 9998
2 45854 56.6713 28.8441 0064002 204.6185 152.4669 2.00558579 44081Epoch: 2026-06-19T17:21Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-19T17:21:46.956Z)
Latitude
-2.19662°
Longitude
-140.9795°
Altitude
20,334.123 km
Speed
3.852 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 49m 39s
True Declination
-2° 11' 35"
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
21:26:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
20,352.587 km
Perigee altitude
20,012.599 km
Semi-major axis
26,560.73 km
Eccentricity
0.0064
Inclination
56.6713°
RAAN
28.8441°
Arg. of periapsis
204.6185°
True anomaly
152.80354°
Mean anomaly
152.4669°
Eccentric anomaly
152.63546°
Mean motion
0.5014 °/min
Orbital period
717.99 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #41 in the year 2020 (2020-06-30 UTC)
No other RSOs were in this launch
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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.NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304) Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 409 mins | 2026-06-22 16:34:57.367Z | 219.133° SW | 2026-06-22 19:44:57.367Z | 336.221° NNW | 43.204° | 2026-06-22 23:23:57.367Z | 117.689° SE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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