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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Edit Public Description
Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
SpaceX/Seattle
Mission
Operational Defense Imaging
Bus & Motor
STARSHIELD, Unknown motor
Mass
800 kg wet, ~750 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box + 1 Pan, 2.3 m
Radar Cross Section
41.120 m², Large (>1 m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 16 hours ago
TLE from 16 hours ago
0 USA 485
1 62756U 25014X 25348.93360070 .00172351 00000-0 10978-2 0 9994
2 62756 42.9985 150.0631 0002058 257.0868 102.9772 15.75131818 51691Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-12-14T22:24:23.100Z)
Latitude
0.00002°
Longitude
90.12747°
Altitude
344.338 km
Speed
7.704 km/s
True Right ascension
10h 00m 15s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
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
13:24:32
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
347.625 km
Perigee altitude
344.858 km
Semi-major axis
6,724.379 km
Eccentricity
0.00021
Inclination
42.9985°
RAAN
150.0631°
Arg. of periapsis
257.0868°
True anomaly
103.00018°
Mean anomaly
102.9772°
Eccentric anomaly
102.98869°
Mean motion
3.93609 °/min
Orbital period
91.46 mins
BSTAR
0.0010978
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Other satellites on launch #14 in the year 2025 (2025-01-21 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 485 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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| 5 mins | 2025-12-15 15:23:58.443Z | 254.432° W | 2025-12-15 15:26:58.443Z | 41.918° NE | 43.912° | 2025-12-15 15:28:58.443Z | 70.112° E |
| 4 mins | 2025-12-15 18:36:58.443Z | 290.959° WNW | 2025-12-15 18:38:58.443Z | 73.747° E | 43.718° | 2025-12-15 18:40:58.443Z | 104.11° ESE |
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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