NTS-3, 65160
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NTS-3, 65160 is a payload satellite owned by USSF (US) in GEO that was launched on Wed, 13 Aug 2025 UTC via a VULCAN CENTAUR VC4S 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
NGIS SSG
Mission
Operational Defense Navigation
Bus & Motor
ESPASTAR, AOCS
Mass
1,250 kg wet, 1,250 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
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TLE from 12 hours ago
0 NTS-3
1 65160U 25173A 26171.35808178 .00000119 00000-0 00000+0 0 9993
2 65160 3.2500 71.4223 0000491 359.6798 155.0552 1.00655270 65Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:35Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T08:35:38.265Z)
Latitude
1.37538°
Longitude
-171.2719°
Altitude
35,680.633 km
Speed
3.079 km/s
True Right ascension
15h 04m 50s
True Declination
1° 22' 26"
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
07:19:02
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
35,682.565 km
Perigee altitude
35,678.435 km
Semi-major axis
42,058.637 km
Eccentricity
0.00005
Inclination
3.25°
RAAN
71.4223°
Arg. of periapsis
359.6798°
True anomaly
155.05757°
Mean anomaly
155.0552°
Eccentric anomaly
155.05639°
Mean motion
0.25163 °/min
Orbital period
1,430.68 mins
BSTAR
0
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Other satellites on launch #173 in the year 2025 (2025-08-13 UTC)
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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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| 743 mins | 2026-06-20 22:23:16.570Z | 253.793° W | 2026-06-21 04:36:16.570Z | 255.921° W | 12.274° | 2026-06-21 10:46:16.570Z | 252.693° W |
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