USA 324, 51280
Orbit data source: Space-Track
USA 324, 51280 is a payload satellite owned by USSF (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 21 Jan 2022 UTC via an ATLAS V 511 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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
NGIS SSG
Mission
Operational Defense Classified
Bus & Motor
GEOSTAR-1, AOCS
Mass
500 kg wet, 500 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 2 Pan, 2.5 m
Radar Cross Section
7.621 m²
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 5 days ago
TLE from 5 days ago
0 USA 324
1 51280U 22006A 26006.86872354 .00000041 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997
2 51280 0.3822 83.6482 0000621 237.8146 157.2312 1.00342336 14529Epoch: 2026-01-06T20:50Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-01-06T20:50:57.713Z)
Latitude
0.24113°
Longitude
59.53173°
Altitude
35,768.711 km
Speed
3.075 km/s
True Right ascension
07h 54m 52s
True Declination
0° 14' 27"
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
16:25:57
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,770.517 km
Perigee altitude
35,765.282 km
Semi-major axis
42,146.036 km
Eccentricity
0.00006
Inclination
0.3822°
RAAN
83.6482°
Arg. of periapsis
237.8146°
True anomaly
157.23395°
Mean anomaly
157.2312°
Eccentric anomaly
157.23258°
Mean motion
0.25085 °/min
Orbital period
1,435.14 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #6 in the year 2022 (2022-01-21 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.USA 324 Visibility
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Co-orbital & Co-planar RSOs
Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
TCA is derived from TLE conjunctions
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