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USA 305, 45873

Orbit data source: McCants

USA 305, 45873 is a payload satellite owned by NRO (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jul 2020 UTC via an MINOTAUR IV launch vehicle from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets 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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USA 305 details

Identifier	45873, 2020-046A
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	2 years ago
Origin	NRO (US)
Manufacturer	BALL?
Mission	Operational Defense Classified
Bus & Motor	BCP-2000?, AOCS
Mass	~250 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-07-15 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	MINOTAUR IV
Launch site	Wallops Island (WLPIS)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	16.139 m²

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TLE from 2 years ago

USA 305
1 45873U 20046A   23070.76218785 0.00100000  00000-0  40177-2 0    00
2 45873  54.4328  15.4161 0001973  94.5816 265.4183 15.24447129    04

Epoch: 2023-03-11T18:17Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2023-03-11T18:17:33.03Z)

Latitude	-0.10158°
Longitude	-68.19602°
Altitude	493.601 km
Speed	7.619 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 01m 22s
True Declination	0° 06' 03"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	493.854 km
Perigee altitude	491.143 km
Semi-major axis	6,870.635 km
Eccentricity	0.0001973
Inclination	54.4328°
RAAN	15.4161°
Arg. of periapsis	94.5816°
True anomaly	265.39576°
Mean anomaly	265.4183°
Eccentric anomaly	265.40703°
Mean motion	3.81108 °/min
BSTAR	0.0040177
Orbital period	94.46 mins