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USA 485, 62756

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 485, 62756 is a payload satellite owned by NRO (US) in LEO that was launched on Tue, 21 Jan 2025 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
62756, 2025-014X
Orbit
LEO
Last TLE update
16 hours ago
Origin
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
STARSHIELD, Unknown motor
Mass
800 kg wet, ~750 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
2025-01-21 (3 months ago)
Launch vehicle
FALCON 9
Launch site
Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type
Payload
Rocket body
Debris
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 29 m
Radar Cross Section
41.120 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago
0 USA 485
1 62756U 25014X   25125.52936920  .00120165  00000-0  77534-3 0  9993
2 62756  43.0014  65.1143 0000640 340.0984  19.9860 15.75007979 16468
Epoch: 2025-05-05T12:42Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-05-05T12:42:17.498Z)
Latitude
-0.00005°
Longitude
10.89973°
Altitude
343.975 km
Speed
7.705 km/s
True Right ascension
04h 20m 27s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Object was in daylight at TLE epoch
Visualization TLE readout
Latitude
-14.35231°
Longitude
-157.33056°
Altitude
347.206 km
Speed
7.701 km/s
Apparent Right ascension
20h 06m 10s
Apparent Declination
-41° 57' 11"
Sunlit
Object is in full shadow
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
12:43:07
Azimuth
116.293° SE
Elevation
-39.136°
Doppler factor
1
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
347.024 km
Perigee altitude
346.163 km
Semi-major axis
6,724.73 km
Eccentricity
0.000064
Inclination
43.0014°
RAAN
65.1143°
Arg. of periapsis
340.0984°
True anomaly
19.98851°
Mean anomaly
19.986°
Eccentric anomaly
19.98725°
Mean motion
3.93578 °/min
BSTAR
0.00077534
Orbital period
91.47 mins
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USA 485 Visibility forecast

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Max El.
End time (UTC)
End Az.
4 mins2025-05-06 23:58:23.858Z251.968° W2025-05-07 00:00:23.858Z67.594° E43.244°2025-05-07 00:02:23.858Z71.486° E
4 mins2025-05-07 01:34:23.858Z294.598° NW2025-05-07 01:36:23.858Z18.657° NNE32.835°2025-05-07 01:38:23.858Z69.335° E
4 mins2025-05-07 03:10:23.858Z293.02° NW2025-05-07 03:12:23.858Z69.442° E42.119°2025-05-07 03:14:23.858Z101.069° ESE
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