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| Launches In Date Order from 2008
This list covers the same period as the main year-based listings.
2008-010 Atlas V 411, AV-006 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2008 Mar 13, 10:02 | USA 200 (SIGINT) 2008-010A 32706 |
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US intelligence-related satellite carrying an SBIRS (Space Based InfraRed) sensor and (probably) a commuications payload for use at northern latitudes. Also carries NASA's TWINS-B (Two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers) detector for monitoring the magnetosphere. See also USA-184 (2006-27A/29249). Illustrations of the satellite published by NASA suggest it is spin-stabilised with a de-spun aerial array. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2008 Oct 07, 14:09 | 26555 | 0.7208 | 1037 | 39317 | 717.78 | 63.87 | 270 | | | |
2008-012 Delta 7925-9.5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2008 Mar 15, 06:10 | USA 201 (GPS SVN 48) 2008-012A 32711 |
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Navigation satellite in the US Global Positioning System (GPS). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2008 Mar 16, 06:54 | 16630 | 0.6058 | 178 | 20326 | 355.73 | 40.06 | 16 | | | 2008 Mar 21, 02:39 | 26561 | 0.0013 | 20147 | 20219 | 718.00 | 55.09 | 159 | | | |
2009-001 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 337 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Jan 18, 02:47 | USA 202 (Mentor 4, Advanced Orion 4) 2009-001A 33490 |
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Signals intelligence (SIGINT) satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2009 Feb 15, 07:16 | 42204 | 0.0025 | 35721 | 35932 | 1438.12 | 2.89 | 191 | 83° east | | 2009 Apr 04, 06:25 | 42163 | 0.0009 | 35747 | 35823 | 1436.00 | 2.88 | 90 | 50° east | | |
2009-014 Delta 7925 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Mar 24, 08:34 | USA 203 (Navstar 63) 2009-014A 34661 |
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Navigation satellite in the US Global Positioning System (GPS). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2009 Mar 25, 03:20 | 16608 | 0.6050 | 182 | 20278 | 355.01 | 40.09 | 16 | | | 2009 Mar 28, 10:49 | 26435 | 0.0012 | 20025 | 20088 | 712.90 | 55.02 | 314 | | | |
2009-017 Atlas V 421, AV-016 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Apr 4, 00:31 | USA 204 (Wideband Global SATCOM 2) 2009-017A 34713 |
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Wideband Global SATCOM - communications satellite for US and Australia government and military use. Provides services in a number of radio frequency bands. Its original location provides coverage principally in the Middle East. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2009 May 21, 08:35 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35804 | 1436.12 | 0.09 | 23 | 123° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:26 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.01 | 250 | 57° east | | |
2009-023 Delta 7920-10C Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2009 May 5, 20:24 | USA 205 (STSS-ATRR) 2009-023A 34903 |
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Small spacecraft to validate next-generation sensor technology for future Missile Defence Agency space missions. The name stands for "Space Tracking and Surveillance System - Advanced Technology Risk Reduction". Test operations ceased around the end of 2010 and the satellite was handed over to the SSA (Space Situation Awareness Service) of AFSPC to carry on a monitoring job it was already performing a times it was not occupied by its main mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2009 May 15, 22:13 | 7251 | 0.0008 | 867 | 878 | 102.41 | 98.92 | 195 | | | |
2009-043 Delta 7925-9.5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Aug 17, 10:35 | USA 206 (GPS IIR-21[M]) 2009-043A 35752 |
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Last in a series of eight modernised navigation satellites in the US Global Positioning System (GPS). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2009 Aug 17, 17:34 | 16668 | 0.6058 | 192 | 20387 | 356.92 | 40.11 | 16 | | | 2009 Aug 21, 01:29 | 26563 | 0.0009 | 20160 | 20209 | 718.09 | 55.12 | 61 | | | |
2009-047 Atlas V 401, AV-018 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Sep 8, 21:35 | USA 207 (PAN) 2009-047A 35815 |
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US Government communications satellite built under contract by Lockheed Martin. The mission is unknown but it may be related to US military activity in the Middle East. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2009 Sep 30, 15:50 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35788 | 1436.12 | 0.03 | 306 | 35° east | | |
2009-052 Delta 7920-10C Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Sep 25, 12:20 | USA 208 (STSS Demo SV1) 2009-052A 35937 |
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Ballistic missile detection - demonstration of technology, dual satellite launch pairing with USA 209 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2009 Sep 28, 18:52 | 7721 | 0.0013 | 1333 | 1353 | 112.53 | 57.99 | 323 | | | | USA 209 (STSS Demo SV2) 2009-052B 35938 |
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Ballistic missile detection - demonstration of technology, dual satellite launch pairing with USA 208 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2009 Sep 28, 18:54 | 7723 | 0.0009 | 1339 | 1352 | 112.58 | 57.99 | 307 | | | |
2009-057 Atlas V 401, AV-017 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2009 Oct 18, 16:12 | USA 210 (DMSP 5D-3 F-18) 2009-057A 35951 |
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Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2009 Oct 28, 17:01 | 7229 | 0.0010 | 844 | 858 | 101.94 | 98.93 | 258 | 07:54 | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:26 | 7225 | 0.0012 | 838 | 856 | 101.86 | 98.75 | 117 | 04:00 | | |
2009-068 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 346) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2009 Dec 6, 01:47 | USA 211 (Wideband Global SATCOM 3) 2009-068A 36108 |
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Wideband Global SATCOM - communications satellite for US and Australia government and military use. Provides services in a number of radio frequency bands. Its original location provides coverage of the Atlantic region. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2010 Mar 18, 15:26 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35788 | 1436.12 | 0.04 | 111 | 122° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:11 | 42166 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35790 | 1436.14 | 0.28 | 338 | 24° east | | |
2010-015 Atlas V 501, AV-012 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2010 Apr 22, 23:52 | USA 212 (OTV-1, X-37B#1 Flight 1) 2010-015A 36514 |
Re-entered - 2010 Dec 3 Life 225 days
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First flight of the USAF Boeing-built X-37B space plane fitted with a classified payload. Launched at the beginning of a 4 hr launch window. Landed Vandenberg runway 2010 Dec 3 with wheel stop at 09:16:02 UTC. Launch delayed from April 20. Originally planned for release from Space Shuttle, the X-37B was transferred to an Atlas V following orbiter Columbia's destruction in 2003. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 May 23, 09:34 | 6787 | 0.0016 | 398 | 420 | 92.74 | 39.99 | 209 | | | 2010 Aug 22, 09:58 | 6814 | 0.0012 | 428 | 444 | 93.30 | 39.97 | 352 | | | 2010 Aug 30, 08:59 | 6814 | 0.0007 | 431 | 441 | 93.30 | 39.99 | 53 | | | 2010 Oct 15, 10:03 | 6768 | 0.0003 | 388 | 392 | 92.36 | 39.99 | 230 | | | 2010 Nov 05, 16:10 | 6698 | 0.0057 | 281 | 357 | 90.91 | 40.00 | 351 | | | 2010 Nov 24, 17:51 | 6662 | 0.0001 | 284 | 285 | 90.20 | 39.99 | 76 | | | 2010 Nov 29, 04:26 | 6661 | 0.0006 | 279 | 287 | 90.17 | 40.00 | 33 | | | | Atlas V upper stage 2010-015B 36515 |
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Launched USA 212 (OTV-1/X-37B). After releasing the satellite, it was placed on an Earth escape trajectory. |
Heliocentric orbit | |
2010-022 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2010 May 28, 03:00 | USA 213 (Navstar GPS IIF-01) 2010-022A 36585 |
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First second generation navigation satellite in the US Global Positioning System (GPS). |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 May 29, 06:02 | 26827 | 0.0004 | 20438 | 20461 | 728.82 | 54.98 | 182 | | | 2010 Jun 30, 00:38 | 26585 | 0.0007 | 20189 | 20224 | 718.96 | 54.99 | 134 | | | 2010 Aug 12, 10:40 | 26562 | 0.0005 | 20170 | 20197 | 718.03 | 55.03 | 125 | | | |
2010-039 Atlas V 531, AV-019 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2010 Aug 14, 11:07 | USA 214 (AEHF 1) 2010-039A 36868 |
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First Advanced Extra High Frequency satellite to replace the Milstar constellation, providing secure communications for the US military and government Commercial launch into geosynchronous transfer orbit by United Launch Alliance at the beginning of a two hour launch window. It's apogee engine failed to operate so the orbit was raised over a fifteen month period using the vehicles's xenon-fuelled ion electric thrusters. Launch delayed from Jul 30. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2010 Aug 27, 15:13 | 31509 | 0.7906 | 220 | 50041 | 927.70 | 22.04 | 186 | | | 2010 Sep 29, 21:34 | 33721 | 0.6715 | 4699 | 49986 | 1027.09 | 15.12 | 200 | | | 2011 May 25, 03:32 | 45346 | 0.2803 | 26258 | 51679 | 1601.67 | 6.63 | 229 | | | 2011 Jun 25, 04:33 | 46548 | 0.2052 | 30619 | 49720 | 1665.74 | 5.97 | 228 | | | 2011 Oct 06, 21:35 | 43203 | 0.0207 | 35929 | 37721 | 1489.47 | 4.55 | 238 | | | 2011 Nov 22, 19:04 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35801 | 1436.12 | 4.35 | 246 | 69° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 07:57 | 42166 | 0.0002 | 35780 | 35795 | 1436.14 | 5.14 | 341 | 4° east | | |
2010-046 Atlas V 501, AV-025 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2010 Sep 21, 04:03 | USA 215 (Topaz 1, FIA Radar 1) 2010-046A 37162 |
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Launched 34.5 minutes into a 60 minute launch window. US government or military reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 Sep 30, 02:30 | 7452 | 0.0011 | 1066 | 1082 | 106.71 | 123.01 | 83 | | | 2010 Nov 27, 11:29 | 7482 | 0.0004 | 1101 | 1107 | 107.35 | 122.99 | 120 | | | 2013 Nov 23, 17:07 | 7482 | 0.0002 | 1102 | 1105 | 107.35 | 123.00 | 130 | | | |
2010-048 Minotaur IV Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2010 Sep 26, 04:41 | USA 216 (SBSS) 2010-048A 37168 |
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Space-Based Space Surveillance spacecraft launched at the start of a fifteen minute window. Sensors capable of tracking other orbiting objects but from space rather than from the ground. An on-orbit vehicle test phase preceded handover to the USAF. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2010 Oct 17, 20:18 | 7011 | 0.0001 | 632 | 634 | 97.37 | 97.97 | 343 | 20:26 | | 2014 Mar 24, 20:13 | 7007 | 0.0003 | 627 | 631 | 97.28 | 97.93 | 158 | 20:50 | | 2023 Feb 13, 11:44 | 7000 | 0.0002 | 621 | 624 | 97.15 | 97.92 | 62 | 20:01 | | |
2010-062 Minotaur IV Kodiak Launch Centre, Alaska | 2010 Nov 20, 01:25 | USA 217 (STPSat 2) 2010-062A 37222 |
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Department of Defense Space Test Program Standard Interface Vehicle (STP-SIV) program satellite. Space technology experiments in support of the Operationally Responsive Space strategy designed "...to ensure US space superiority". Carries the SPEX (Space Phenomenology Experiment) payload that assesses sensor compatibility for space environment, while the ODTML (Ocean Data Telemetry MicroSatLink) offers a bi-directional data relay from terrestrial sensors to a ground station. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7016 | 0.0022 | 622 | 653 | 97.47 | 71.97 | 290 | | | | USA 218 (RAX, Radio Aurora Explorer) 2010-062B 37223 |
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3U Cubesat - National Science Foundation sponsored University of Michigan satellite to study dense plasma clouds in Earth's upper atmosphere that can disrupt communication between Earth and vehicles in orbit. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 Dec 02, 13:36 | 7016 | 0.0022 | 623 | 654 | 97.48 | 71.97 | 290 | | | | USA 219 (O/OREOS) 2010-062C 37224 |
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3U Cubesat, Organism/Organic Exposure to Orbital Stresses, from NASA to study the effects of space radiation on micro-organisms and organic molecules. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 Dec 03, 10:48 | 7017 | 0.0021 | 624 | 654 | 97.50 | 71.97 | 287 | | | | USA 220 (FASTSAT-HSV01) 2010-062D 37225 |
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NASA Fast, Affordable, Science and Technology Satellite built and launched within 14 months to demonstrate creation of a low-cost satellite. It incorporated NanoSail D which was released into independent orbit 2011 Jan 18. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 Dec 03, 10:53 | 7019 | 0.0020 | 626 | 654 | 97.53 | 71.97 | 284 | | | | USA 221 (FalconSAT-5) 2010-062E 37226 |
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Small satellite built by the US Air Force Academy to study the effects of space plasma on radio transmissions. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Sep 20, 21:13 | 7019 | 0.0018 | 628 | 653 | 97.53 | 71.97 | 99 | | | | USA 222 (FAST 1/ Sarah Lily) 2010-062F 37227 |
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One of a pair of satellites, joined together at launch, used by the University of Texas for experiments in Navigation and Attitude control. A separation command was sent 2011 Mar 14 but the satellites did not respond. A further attempt Mar 22 was successful and resulted in FAST 2/Emma entering separate orbit. Launch delayed from May. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2010 Dec 01, 13:23 | 7019 | 0.0019 | 627 | 654 | 97.54 | 71.97 | 287 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2011 Sep 17 Life 301 days
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3U Cubesat released from FASTSAT-HSV01 into independent orbit 2011 Jan 18. Event was delayed from Dec 6 after the ejection mechanism failed to function properly when commanded to operate. NanoSail later separated spontaneously 2011 Jan 18.. 3m square solar sail deployed Jan 20 that accelerated orbit decay and ultimately led to re-entry.. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Feb 26, 18:46 | 7009 | 0.0022 | 616 | 646 | 97.33 | 71.97 | 91 | | | 2011 Aug 28, 01:59 | 6880 | 0.0036 | 477 | 526 | 94.65 | 71.98 | 239 | | | | USA 228 (FAST 2/Emma) 2010-062M 37380 |
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One of a pair of satellites, joined together at launch, used by the University of Texas for experiments in Navigation and Attitude control. A separation command was sent 2011 Mar 14 but the satellites did not respond. A further attempt Mar 22 was successful and resulted in FAST 2/Emma detaching from FAST 1/Sarah Lily. The USA number is out of sequence due to the separation delay. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Apr 28, 09:42 | 7019 | 0.0017 | 629 | 653 | 97.54 | 71.97 | 5 | | | |
2010-063 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 351 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2010 Nov 21, 22:58 | USA 223 (Mentor 5, Advanced Orion 5) 2010-063A 37232 |
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Probably a SIGINT satellite aimed at inclined geosynchronous orbit. Delayed from Nov 15. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2011 Jan 01, 00:00 | 42168 | 0.0044 | 35603 | 35976 | 1436.24 | 6.90 | 346 | 101° east | | |
2011-002 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 352 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2011 Jan 20, 21:10 | USA 224 (KH- 11 Block-4 F2?/Crystal) 2011-002A 37348 |
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KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance, originally planned for Jan 17 - reason not given for postponement. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2011 Jan 26, 21:05 | 7016 | 0.0549 | 252 | 1023 | 97.47 | 97.90 | 248 | 13:00 | | 2013 Aug 06, 00:41 | 7019 | 0.0545 | 258 | 1023 | 97.53 | 97.88 | 131 | 12:59 | | 2019 Aug 10, 23:11 | 7014 | 0.0535 | 261 | 1011 | 97.43 | 97.91 | 187 | 12:56 | | 2022 Jul 27, 02:03 | 6892 | 0.0375 | 256 | 773 | 94.91 | 98.05 | 227 | 14:18 | | |
2011-006 Minotaur I Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2011 Feb 6, 12:26 | USA 225 (NRO L-66) 2011-006A 37364 |
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Small payload for reconnaissance technology/sensor development, developed under the Rapid Pathfinder Programme (RPP). Also monitoring radiation levels. Launch brought forward from 2011 March then postponed from Feb 5. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack. The orbit is an estimate based on public comments. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7578 | 0.0002 | 1199 | 1202 | 109.42 | 90.00 | 90 | | | |
2011-010 Atlas V 501, AV-026 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2011 Mar 5, 22:46 | USA 226 (OTV-2, X-37B#2 Flight 1) 2011-010A 37375 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jun 16 Life 469 days
Returned to Earth |
Second X-37B space plane - making its first flight. A mission by the first X-37B flight model was undertaken during 2010 and this second flight will refine some of the tests that it undertook. Mission originally planned for 270 days to Nov 30 but, on that day, USAF announced an indefinite extension. 2012 May 30 - USAF let it be known that the X-37B will return to Vandenberg AFB during tthe first two weeks of June, it landed 2012 Jun 16 at 12:48 UTC. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Mar 30, 03:13 | 6707 | 0.0012 | 321 | 337 | 91.11 | 42.81 | 148 | | | 2011 Nov 27, 18:21 | 6713 | 0.0014 | 325 | 344 | 91.22 | 42.76 | 14 | | | 2012 Jan 07, 21:21 | 6713 | 0.0010 | 328 | 341 | 91.22 | 42.78 | 19 | | | 2012 May 18, 02:09 | 6662 | 0.0028 | 265 | 302 | 90.19 | 42.80 | 208 | | | | Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2011 Mar 5 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 226 (OTV-2/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2011-011 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2011 Mar 11, 23:38 | USA 227 (SDS-3 F-5) 2011-011A 37377 |
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Third generation Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite. Checked out at 30° west longitude before moving to the operational location at 10° west. Replaced USA 155/SDS-3 F1 (2000-080A/26635). Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
estimated orbit | 25260 | 0.7365 | 278 | 37486 | 665.90 | 26.50 | 183 | | | estimated orbit | 42868 | 0.0246 | 35435 | 37543 | 1472.15 | 5.86 | 179 | 45° west | | 2011 Apr 08, 11:51 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35792 | 1436.12 | 4.92 | 15 | 30° west | | 2011 Aug 01, 03:02 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35792 | 1436.12 | 4.89 | 13 | 10° west | | |
2011-014 Atlas V 411, AV-027 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2011 Apr 15, 04:24 | USA 229 p/l 1 (NOSS 3-5 p/l 1, Intruder) 2011-014A 37386 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 May 02, 22:07 | 7489 | 0.0125 | 1018 | 1204 | 107.50 | 63.46 | 179 | | | | USA 229 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-5 p/l 2, Intruder) 2011-014B 37391 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS), second of the satellite pair, released from its parent soon after launch. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 May 02, 22:08 | 7489 | 0.0127 | 1016 | 1207 | 107.51 | 63.40 | 180 | | | |
2011-019 Atlas V 401, AV-022 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2011 May 7, 18:10 | USA 230 (SBIRS GEO 1) 2011-019A 37481 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Two other SBIRS payloads are aboard satellites in Molniya-type HEO with apogees above the northern hemisphere (USA 184 and USA 200). The initial transfer orbit shown below is for the launch vehicle at the time of separation. Later parameters are based on amateur observation and, from 2015, are based on Space-Track data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2011 May 07, 20:59 | 24365 | 0.7317 | 160 | 35815 | 630.84 | 21.64 | 178 | | | 2011 Jun 04, 10:56 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35793 | 1436.12 | 6.48 | 144 | 97° west | | 2011 Oct 07, 08:47 | 42242 | 0.0002 | 35855 | 35874 | 1440.06 | 6.29 | 233 | 107° west | | 2012 Jan 01, 00:00 | 42235 | 0.0002 | 35850 | 35863 | 1439.68 | 6.17 | 288 | 172° east | | 2015 Jun 17, 21:09 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35782 | 35792 | 1436.12 | 4.62 | 142 | 94° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:58 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.09 | 2.17 | 281 | 66° east | | |
2011-029 Minotaur I Wallops Flight Facility | 2011 Jun 30, 03:09 | USA 231 (ORS-1) 2011-029A 37728 |
Re-entered - 2018 Mar 12 Life 2447 days
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450 kg satellite fitted with new electro-optical and infrared reconnaissance sensors designed to supplement data obtained by unmanned aerial systems and high-altitude aircraft operating in Iraq and Afghanistan. The sensors are based on those being demonstrated by TacSat-3 (2009-028A/35001 launched 2009 May 19). One of the imaging devices is derived from the unit designed for use for the U-2 high altitude reconnaissance aeroplane. ORS-1 stands for "Operational Responsive Space-1". Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Aug 18, 04:43 | 6780 | 0.0007 | 397 | 407 | 92.60 | 40.00 | 221 | | | |
2011-036 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2011 Jul 16, 16:41 | USA 232 (Navstar GPS IIF-02) 2011-036A 37753 |
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Second Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2011 Jul 16, 22:01 | 27517 | 0.0246 | 20463 | 21815 | 757.13 | 54.79 | 33 | | | 2011 Jul 26, 12:28 | 26836 | 0.0002 | 20452 | 20464 | 729.19 | 55.03 | 200 | | | 2011 Aug 28, 05:54 | 26560 | 0.0001 | 20180 | 20184 | 717.97 | 55.02 | 182 | | | |
2012-003 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 358) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jan 20, 00:38 | USA 233 (Wideband Global SATCOM 4) 2012-003A 38070 |
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First Block II Wideband Global SATCOM vehicle, providing communications links for troops in the field. The service area is reported to be the Middle East. A major improvement in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Launched at the beginning of a 34 minute window, separated from the launch vehicle at 01:18 UTC. Initial orbit shown is an estimate, by Ted Molczan, for the Delta final stage around the time of satellite separation. Remaing orbital data is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
estimated orbit | 40089 | 0.8299 | 439 | 66982 | 1331.36 | 24.00 | 178 | | | 2012 Jan 31, 00:00 | 55385 | 0.3202 | 31274 | 66739 | 2161.95 | 0.63 | 193 | | | 2012 Feb 03, 08:14 | 42686 | 0.1194 | 31210 | 41406 | 1462.81 | 0.17 | 209 | | | 2012 Feb 03, 14:37 | 42179 | 0.1085 | 31225 | 40377 | 1436.83 | 0.17 | 214 | | | 2012 Mar 05, 15:42 | 42165 | 0.0400 | 34100 | 37474 | 1436.12 | 0.05 | 185 | 125° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:04 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35789 | 1436.14 | 0.01 | 214 | 88° east | | |
2012-014 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 (Delta 359) Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2012 Apr 3, 23:12 | USA 234 (Topaz 2, FIA Radar 2) 2012-014A 38109 |
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US reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance. Precise launch time 23:12:57 UTC, the launch vehicle upper stage was de-orbited into the Indian Ocean near Antarctica. Orbital elements unlikely to be released by SpaceTrack - orbits are determined from amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Apr 04, 21:43 | 7466 | 0.0014 | 1077 | 1099 | 107.00 | 122.99 | 198 | | | 2013 Nov 25, 04:54 | 7482 | 0.0002 | 1102 | 1105 | 107.35 | 123.00 | 224 | | | |
2012-019 Atlas V 531, AV-031 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 May 4, 18:42 | USA 235 (AEHF 2) 2012-019A 38254 |
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency comsat for US military and government. Separated from the launch vehicle at 19:33:16 UTC. Originally intended for launch 2011 February but delayed because of the AEHF 1 thruster failure. The second orbit listed is an estimate following the first boost motor firing. Aimed at GEO and probably a location around 40° west longitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 May 04, 20:32 | 31515 | 0.7920 | 176 | 50099 | 927.99 | 20.71 | 180 | | | 2012 May 17, 12:00 | 39584 | 0.4249 | 16385 | 50027 | 1306.29 | 6.90 | 180 | | | 2013 Mar 13, 17:23 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35766 | 35808 | 1436.12 | 3.19 | 338 | 120° west | | 2013 Oct 25, 19:44 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35803 | 1436.12 | 2.98 | 308 | 16° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 15:59 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35772 | 35803 | 1436.13 | 3.86 | 249 | 94° west | | | USA 235 r/b (Centaur) 2012-019B 38255 |
Re-entered - 2012 Jul 31 Life 88 days
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Launched USA 235. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 May 05, 17:47 | 31625 | 0.7955 | 88 | 50406 | 932.86 | 20.39 | 179 | | | |
2012-033 Atlas V 401, AV-023 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jun 20, 12:28 | USA 236 (SDS-3 F-6) 2012-033A 38466 |
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Third generation Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Launched at the opening of a one hour launch window and postponed from June 18. The initial orbit is an estimate by Ted Molczan, published through Seesat-L. Remaining orbits are based on amateur observation. There is no catalogue entry for the launch vehicle because it was intentionally de-orbited above the central Pacific Ocean after completing less than one circuit of the Earth. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jun 18, 12:51 | 21417 | 0.6897 | 268 | 29809 | 519.86 | 21.20 | 183 | | | 2012 Aug 06, 23:14 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35805 | 1436.12 | 4.87 | 227 | 30° west | | 2012 Dec 09, 14:56 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 4.62 | 255 | 30° west | | |
2012-034 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 360 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Jun 29, 13:15 | USA 237 (Mentor 6, Advanced Orion 6) 2012-034A 38528 |
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US Government or military satellite for National Reconnaissance Office. Apparently for geosynchronous orbit so may have a signals intelligence or electronic intelligence mission. Launch originally planned for June 28 but delayed for weather. Delayed on the day from 10:16 UTC by multiple propellant valve problems. The first two orbits listed are pre-launch estimates provided by Ted Molczan through Seesat-L. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2012 Jul 15, 18:53 | 42266 | 0.0050 | 35676 | 36101 | 1441.30 | 3.52 | 311 | 82° east | | |
2012-048 Atlas V 401, AV-033 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2012 Sep 13, 21:39 | USA 238 p/1 1 (NOSS 3-6 p/l 1, Intruder) 2012-048A 38758 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 16, 02:38 | 7486 | 0.0128 | 1012 | 1203 | 107.42 | 63.44 | 181 | | | | SMDC-ONE 1.2 (ORSES) 2012-048B 38759 |
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ORS Enabler Satellite a 3U cubesat for the Operationally Responsive Space office of the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command. Mission unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:45 | 7014 | 0.0218 | 483 | 789 | 97.43 | 64.67 | 289 | | | | |
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Department of Homeland Security satellite as part of a technology demonstration program to track cargo containers worldwide, a 3U Cubesat built by the University of Southern California. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:48 | 7013 | 0.0221 | 480 | 790 | 97.42 | 64.67 | 289 | | | | CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment) 2012-048D 38761 |
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Studies of the relationship between solar flares and energetic particles in the Earth's radiation belts - a 3U Cubesat from University of Colorado at Boulder. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:51 | 7013 | 0.0222 | 479 | 791 | 97.42 | 64.67 | 290 | | | | CXBN (Cosmic X-ray Background Nanosat) 2012-048E 38762 |
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High energy cosmic background radiation measurements in the 30-50 keV range, a 2U cubesat from Morehead State University. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:54 | 7014 | 0.0221 | 481 | 791 | 97.44 | 64.67 | 291 | | | | |
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Demonstration of a solar sail for use in de-orbiting satellites, a 1U cubesat from California Polytechnic. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
| CINEMA (Cubesat for Ion, Neutral, Electron, Magnetic fields) 2012-048G 38764 |
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First in a trio of identical nano-satellites studying Space Weather effects in near-Earth space, a 3U Cubesat from University of California at Berkeley. Designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 00:57 | 7016 | 0.0219 | 484 | 791 | 97.47 | 64.67 | 292 | | | | |
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Satellite with optical sensors to detect orbiting payloads and debris for orbit measurement, 3U Cubesat from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Early manifest for this group of satellites also included the similar-design Horus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:00 | 7018 | 0.0215 | 489 | 791 | 97.52 | 64.68 | 292 | | | | SMDC-ONE 1.1 (Techsat) 2012-048J 38766 |
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3U Cubesat undertaking technology experiments for the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command under the STP (Space Test Program), including use for Beyond Line of Sight tactical communications. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
| AeroCube 4.5a 2012-048K 38767 |
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1U Cubesat with mission described as "Technology Validation". Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.5 cubesat bus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | AeroCube 4.5b 2012-048L 38768 |
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1U Cubesat with mission described as "Technology Validation". Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.5 cubesat bus. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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Re-entered - 2021 Mar 2 Life 3092 days
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1U Cubesat with unknown mission. Design based on on Aerospace Corporation 4.1 cubesat bus and fitted with a deployable de-orbit device. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | USA 238 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-6 p/l 2, Intruder) 2012-048P 38773 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS), second of the satellite pair, released from its parent soon after launch. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 14, 01:06 | 7024 | 0.0208 | 499 | 792 | 97.63 | 64.69 | 291 | | | | Centaur/OUTSat (Operationally Unique Technologies Satellite) 2012-048N 38770 |
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Carried and released the cubesats from the NROL-36 mission. Pre-launch reports indicated it would be activated 20 min after separating from the Centaur but separation may not actually have been intended so it may be still attached. Orbit is based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Sep 17, 04:27 | 6996 | 0.0225 | 461 | 775 | 97.06 | 64.68 | 294 | | | |
2012-053 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Oct 4, 12:10 | USA 239 (Navstar GPS IIF-03) 2012-053A 38833 |
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Third Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. The first two orbits listed are while the satellite was still attached to the Delta upper stage, before the final engine firing. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Oct 04, 12:22 | 6655 | 0.0172 | 163 | 391 | 90.05 | 41.69 | 267 | | | 2012 Oct 04, 14:25 | 16729 | 0.6035 | 254 | 20448 | 358.91 | 43.31 | 202 | | | 2012 Oct 05, 03:04 | 26832 | 0.0010 | 20426 | 20482 | 729.02 | 54.98 | 107 | | | 2012 Oct 15, 05:40 | 26798 | 0.0003 | 20411 | 20429 | 727.63 | 54.97 | 282 | | | |
2012-071 Atlas V 501, AV-034 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2012 Dec 11, 18:03 | USA 240 (OTV-3, X-37B#1 Flight 2) 2012-071A 39025 |
Re-entered - 2014 Oct 17 Life 675 days
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Second flight of the first model of the USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. Detailed payload and mission purpose are unknown. Launch by United Launch Alliance an behalf of USAF Rapid Capabilities Office. Landed on the runway at Vandenberg AFB 2014 Oct 17 at 16:24 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate by Ted Molczan based on observations from Cape Town by Greg Roberts soon after launch. Element sets were not released by Space-Track so remaining orbits are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2012 Dec 12, 18:00 | 6728 | 0.0012 | 342 | 358 | 91.54 | 43.50 | 327 | | | 2013 Mar 06, 00:36 | 6775 | 0.0005 | 393 | 400 | 92.49 | 43.64 | 112 | | | 2014 Jul 22, 07:54 | 6729 | 0.0020 | 337 | 365 | 91.56 | 43.51 | 324 | | | | Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2012 Dec 11 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 240 (OTV-3/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2013-011 Atlas V 401, AV-037 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2013 Mar 19, 21:21 | USA 241 (SBIRS GEO 2) 2013-011A 39120 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Separated from launch vehicle at 22:04:20 UTC. Orbit information is based on amateur observations and, from 2015 are from publicly available orbit data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2014 Feb 24, 09:41 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35804 | 1436.12 | 5.22 | 228 | 21° east | | 2019 Jul 18, 19:48 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.09 | 2.54 | 141 | 21° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:18 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 2.20 | 285 | 38° west | | |
2013-023 Atlas V 401, AV-039 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2013 May 15, 21:38 | USA 242 (Navstar GPS IIF-04) 2013-023A 39166 |
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Fourth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. The launch time was the opening of a 19 minute window. Released from Centaur rocket stage May 15, 01:02 UTC. Signals were received by ground stations almost immediately. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on data from ILS and is before the second firing of the Centaur. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 May 15, 21:56 | 16626 | 0.6064 | 167 | 20329 | 355.59 | 55.00 | 90 | | | 2013 May 16, 03:20 | 26838 | 0.0004 | 20449 | 20471 | 729.28 | 54.99 | 324 | | | |
2013-024 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 362) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2013 May 25, 00:27 | USA 243 (Wideband Global SATCOM 5) 2013-024A 39168 |
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Second Block II Wideband Global SATCOM vehicle, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvement in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Lifted off at the beginning of a 30 minute window, separated from the launch vehicle at 01:27 UTC. Launch delayed from May 22 for a combination of weather and technical issues. The initial orbit is an estimate based on data from ULA, geosynchronous entries are based on amateur observation. Expected location - 52°.5 west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2013 May 25, 01:09 | 39989 | 0.8293 | 450 | 66772 | 1326.37 | 24.00 | 179 | | | 2013 Nov 13, 06:06 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35796 | 1436.12 | 0.04 | 180 | 53° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 12:45 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.10 | 0.01 | 254 | 52° west | | |
2013-041 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 (Delta 363) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2013 Aug 8, 00:29 | USA 244 (Wideband Global SATCOM 6) 2013-041A 39222 |
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Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Separated from launch vehicle 01:19:38 UTC. Entered operational service 2012 Dec 12. Orbit data are extracted from publicly available information. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2013 Aug 08, 00:29 | 40030 | 0.8294 | 449 | 66855 | 1328.43 | 24.00 | 178 | | | 2013 Aug 12, 12:00 | 43315 | 0.6883 | 7123 | 66751 | 1495.26 | 10.84 | 179 | | | 2014 Nov 16, 21:43 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 0.02 | 211 | 135° west | | 2019 Oct 18, 16:20 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.10 | 0.02 | 24 | 135° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 10:23 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35788 | 1436.11 | 0.02 | 246 | 135° west | | |
2013-043 Delta 4 Heavy, Delta 364 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2013 Aug 28, 18:03 | USA 245 (KH-11 Block-4 F3?/Crystal) 2013-043A 39232 |
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KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance tagged as NRO L-65. The upper stage of the Delta launch vehicle re-entered mid-Pacific about two hours after launch. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2013 Aug 29, 03:13 | 7005 | 0.0528 | 257 | 997 | 97.25 | 97.87 | 192 | 09:48 | | 2019 Aug 13, 20:04 | 7013 | 0.0532 | 261 | 1007 | 97.40 | 97.88 | 321 | 09:41 | | |
2013-050 Atlas V 531, AV-041 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2013 Sep 18, 08:10 | USA 246 (AEHF 3) 2013-050A 39256 |
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency comsat for US military and government
. Launch delayed 66 mins by weather. Separated from launch vehicle at 09:01 UTC. The first two orbits are estimates based on ULA data. Further orbits prior to 2015 are based on amateur visual observation. After that, orbits were published by SpaceTrack. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2013 Sep 18, 08:30 | 6987 | 0.0618 | 177 | 1041 | 96.87 | 27.82 | 179 | | | 2013 Sep 18, 08:39 | 31447 | 0.7898 | 233 | 49906 | 924.99 | 20.52 | 179 | | | 2014 Jan 05, 21:37 | 42157 | 0.0036 | 35626 | 35932 | 1435.69 | 4.96 | 121 | 103° west | | 2014 Apr 18, 14:28 | 42165 | 0.0011 | 35740 | 35834 | 1436.12 | 4.62 | 1 | 120° west | | 2015 Jun 17, 12:21 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35774 | 35801 | 1436.13 | 3.89 | 160 | 152° east | | 2017 Dec 01, 05:24 | 42165 | 0.0005 | 35765 | 35809 | 1436.13 | 2.25 | 343 | 152° east | | 2020 Mar 27, 00:22 | 42166 | 0.0007 | 35759 | 35816 | 1436.16 | 0.69 | 6 | 111° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 17:25 | 42165 | 0.0057 | 35547 | 36027 | 1436.11 | 2.27 | 189 | 155° west | | |
2013-072 Atlas V 501, AV-042 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2013 Dec 6, 07:14 | USA 247 (Topaz 3, FIA Radar 3) 2013-072A 39462 |
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US reconnaissance satellite, part of the only remaining element of the Future Imaging Architecture programme, equipped with an imaging radar. Orbit plane is 90° away in RA from each of the two earlier launches. Commercial launch by United Launch Alliance. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7452 | 0.0010 | 1066 | 1081 | 106.70 | 123.00 | 52 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 27 Life 3643 days
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1.5U Cubesat from Montana State University - one of a simultaneously-launched pair studying space weather, in particular - electron microbursts in the Van Allen radiation belts. FIREBIRD is an acronym for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | |
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1.5U Cubesat from Montana State University - one of a simultaneously-launched pair studying space weather, in particular - electron microbursts in the Van Allen radiation belts. FIREBIRD is an acronym for Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst, Intensity, Range, and Dynamics. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | AeroCube 5a 2013-072D 39465 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 19 Life 3421 days
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1.5U Cubesat to demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device. The design is based on an Aerospace Corporation cubesat bus. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | AeroCube 5b 2013-072E 39466 |
Re-entered - 2022 Nov 23 Life 3274 days
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1.5U Cubesat to demonstrate new technologies for pointing and tracking between two identical CubeSats and to demonstrate a deorbit device. The design is based on an Aerospace Corporation cubesat bus. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | ALiCE (AFIT LEO iMESA CNT E) 2013-072F 39467 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Air Force Institute of Technology testing a potential lightweight propulsion system for microsatellites based on an array of advanced carbon nanotubes for accelerating ions. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | SNaP-3-1 (SMDC NanoSat Program) 2013-072G 39468 |
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3U Cubesat - first of a set of three built for US Southern Command in a project sponsored jointly with the DoD's Rapid Fielding Directorate. It will be used for communications experiments by the troops in the field from the US and partners - in this case Brazil and Peru. Tasks include collection of data from remotely-sited sensors on the ground. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | MCubed-2 (Michigan Multipurpose Minisatellite) 2013-072H 39469 |
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1U Cubesat designed to capture mid-resolution images of the Earth and perform a technology demonstration for a new processor, and to newly-qualified space engineers. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | CUNYSat-1 (City University of New York Satellite-1) 2013-072J 39470 |
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1U Cubesat built by students of Medgar Evans College to study electon bursts in the Earth's ionosphere. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | IPEX (Intelligent Payload Experiment) 2013-072K 39471 |
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1U Cubesat funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO) and built by California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo. Also known as CalPoly 8. Designed to validate onboard instrument processing and autonomous payload operations for the proposed NASA HYperSPectral Infra-Red Instrument (HyspIRI) mission. it carries several low-resolution cameras to simulate actual science instruments. NASA ELaNa 2 payload. The orbit is an estimate provided by the IPEX project team. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 06, 10:22 | 7058 | 0.0298 | 469 | 890 | 98.35 | 120.50 | 340 | | | | SMDC-ONE 2.4 (David) 2013-072L 39472 |
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3U Cubesat - unknown mission but possibly testing use for tactical 'Beyond Line of Sight' communications. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat for SMDC, probably a technology demonstrator but precise details are not known. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | | SMDC-ONE 2.3 (Charlie) 2013-072N 39474 |
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3U Cubesat - unknown mission but possibly testing use for tactical 'Beyond Line of Sight' communications. NRO-funded payload. The orbit is an estimate based on ULA data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2013 Dec 05, 10:34 | 7043 | 0.0315 | 443 | 886 | 98.03 | 120.33 | 340 | | | |
2014-008 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Feb 21, 01:59 | USA 248 (Navstar GPS IIF-05) 2014-008A 39533 |
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Fifth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Postponement from Oct 23 announced on Oct 16 - resulted from ongoing investigation into Delta 4 engine anomaly during the GPS IIF-03 launch 2012 October. Launch delayed 19 mins to end of window in order to move trajectory away from an area of high solar radiation. Separated from launch vehicle at 05:32:05 UTC. The first two listed orbits are estimates based on data provided by ULA Launch and were while USA 248 was still attached to the launch vehicle upper stage. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2014 Feb 21, 02:11 | 6678 | 0.0172 | 185 | 414 | 90.51 | 41.60 | 120 | | | 2014 Feb 22, 16:25 | 26841 | 0.0002 | 20457 | 20469 | 729.39 | 54.98 | 223 | | | |
2014-015 Atlas V 401, AV-044 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2014 Apr 3, 14:46 | USA 249 (DMSP 5D-3 F-19) 2014-015A 39630 |
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Vehicle in the US Defense Meteorological Satellite Program for collecting strategic weather and climate data. Precise launch time 14:46:30 UTC, separated from the launch vehicle at 15:04 UTC. Centaur stage of Atlas launch vehicle was 'disposed of' by sending it to Heliocentric orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2014 Apr 08, 14:47 | 7225 | 0.0010 | 839 | 853 | 101.85 | 98.85 | 282 | 06:29 | | 2023 Feb 13, 12:36 | 7223 | 0.0012 | 837 | 854 | 101.83 | 98.75 | 87 | 05:50 | | |
2014-020 Atlas V 541, AV-045 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Apr 10, 17:45 | USA 250 (SIGINT?) 2014-020A 39652 |
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Probably a Signals Intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Orbits based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Oct 25, 05:43 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35801 | 1436.12 | 3.06 | 276 | 163° west | | 2017 Mar 21, 03:41 | 42355 | 0.0007 | 35947 | 36007 | 1445.81 | 2.82 | 77 | 84° east | | 2017 Apr 17, 02:01 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35804 | 1436.12 | 2.80 | 42 | 82° east | | 2020 Sep 14, 19:29 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35770 | 35804 | 1436.12 | 1.41 | 10 | 82° east | | | Atlas upper stage (Centaur) 2014-020B 39653 |
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Launched USA 250. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Jan 27, 17:44 | 27927 | 0.4868 | 7955 | 35142 | 774.09 | 11.28 | 232 | | | |
2014-026 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 May 17, 00:03 | USA 251 (Navstar GPS IIF-06) 2014-026A 39741 |
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Sixth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Launched at the the opening of an 18 minute window. May 16 launch attempt postponed about 1 hr before planned lift-off because of weather. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2014 May 17, 05:03 | 26837 | 0.0006 | 20444 | 20474 | 729.22 | 55.04 | 138 | | | |
2014-027 Atlas V 401, AV-046 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 May 22, 13:09 | USA 252 (SDS [-3 F-7?] ) 2014-027A 39751 |
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Probably a third generation Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Launch delayed 4 min from originally announced time, reportedly to avoid a possible collision with an object already in orbit. The Centaur stage of the Atlas V was not catalogued - it was intentionally sent toward a destructive re-entry at the end of its first circuit. Any surviving fragments hit the Surface of the Pacific Ocean shortly after 22:00 UTC near 14° north, 175° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
estimated orbit | 21417 | 0.6897 | 268 | 29809 | 519.86 | 21.20 | 183 | | | 2015 Mar 15, 15:06 | 42165 | 0.0004 | 35769 | 35805 | 1436.12 | 4.33 | 213 | 144° west | | 2016 Jul 22, 12:56 | 42166 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35800 | 1436.16 | 3.40 | 225 | 170° east | | |
2014-043 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Jul 28, 23:28 | USA 253 (GSSAP 1) 2014-043A 40099 |
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One of a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites caried on the first GSSAP launch, designed to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It will look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Released into near-geosynchronous orbit July 29 around 06:15 UTC. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2015 Mar 16, 03:46 | 42202 | 0.0005 | 35805 | 35843 | 1437.99 | 0.10 | 328 | 130° west | | 2015 Oct 09, 15:38 | 42125 | 0.0001 | 35742 | 35751 | 1434.05 | 0.02 | 121 | 7° west | | 2019 Sep 10, 19:15 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 0.15 | 65 | 78° east | | 2019 Oct 15, 20:38 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35790 | 1436.04 | 0.08 | 30 | 78° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 09:17 | 43177 | 0.0003 | 36788 | 36811 | 1488.14 | 2.25 | 11 | | | | USA 254 (GSSAP 2) 2014-043B 40100 |
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One of a pair of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites caried on the first GSSAP launch, designed to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It will look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Released into near-geosynchronous orbit July 29 around 06:15 UTC. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Sep 11, 12:00 | 42120 | 0.0001 | 35740 | 35744 | 1433.81 | 0.14 | 142 | 156° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:33 | 42488 | 0.0003 | 36096 | 36124 | 1452.63 | 1.54 | 256 | 131° east | | | USA 255 (ANGELS) 2014-043C 40101 |
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Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space, a small satellite designed to fly alongside a major payload (the upper stage of the Delta 4 used to launch it) to monitor the local space environment. It also carries an experimental detector similar to those aboard the GSSAP satellites to look at other satellites and rocket bodies. Released into near-geosynchronous orbit July 29 around 06:15 UTC. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Feb 24, 17:06 | 42550 | 0.0012 | 36122 | 36223 | 1455.85 | 0.28 | 284 | | | 2015 Oct 10, 07:31 | 42550 | 0.0010 | 36128 | 36216 | 1455.83 | 0.55 | 237 | | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:14 | 42605 | 0.0014 | 36166 | 36287 | 1458.62 | 6.33 | 301 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2014-043D 40102 |
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Launched the GSSAP/ANGELS satellites and acted as a target for ANGELS. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Oct 14, 08:33 | 42552 | 0.0008 | 36142 | 36206 | 1455.93 | 0.56 | 241 | | | |
2014-045 Atlas V Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Aug 2, 03:23 | USA 256 (Navstar GPS IIF-07) 2014-045A 40105 |
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Seventh Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Launched at the the opening of an 18 minute window, separated from the launch vehicle at 06:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2014 Aug 04, 22:59 | 26851 | 0.0001 | 20471 | 20476 | 729.81 | 54.92 | 191 | | | |
2014-055 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Sep 17, 00:10 | USA 257 (CLIO) 2014-055A 40208 |
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US Government satellite aimed at geosynchronous orbit. The mission is unknown but it may be related to US military activity in the Middle East. Launched during a 146 minute window that opened Sep 16 at 21:44 UTC. Reportedly released from launch vehicle at 03:01 UTC into low inclination transfer orbit probably about 20000 x 36000 km. Orbits listed are based on amateur visual observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2015 Jun 25, 16:43 | 42174 | 0.0014 | 35737 | 35854 | 1436.55 | 0.04 | 318 | 106° east | | |
2014-068 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2014 Oct 29, 17:21 | USA 258 (Navstar GPS IIF-08) 2014-068A 40294 |
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Eighth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Launched at the the opening of an 18 minute window. Separated from the launch vehicle at 17:45 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2014 Nov 03, 13:03 | 26845 | 0.0003 | 20460 | 20474 | 729.56 | 54.97 | 273 | | | 2014 Dec 08, 11:41 | 26562 | 0.0011 | 20155 | 20211 | 718.02 | 54.97 | 200 | | | |
2014-081 Atlas V 541 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2014 Dec 13, 03:19 | USA 259 (SIGINT/SBIRS) 2014-081A 40344 |
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Multi-tasking satellite for US National Reconnaissance Office, probably including electronic intelligence gathering and missile launch detection using SBIRS (Space-Based Infra Red System). The orbits are derived from amateur visual observation. The Centaur stage of the rocket was caused to re-enter above the Southern Ocean a little over 10 hours after lift-off. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2014 Dec 16, 06:15 | 26303 | 0.6776 | 2103 | 37746 | 707.55 | 62.85 | 267 | | | 2015 Jan 30, 17:46 | 26556 | 0.6788 | 2152 | 38204 | 717.82 | 62.83 | 267 | | | |
2015-013 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2015 Mar 25, 18:36 | USA 260 (Navstar GPS IIF-09) 2015-013A 40534 |
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Ninth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Mar 27, 01:38 | 26846 | 0.0000 | 20467 | 20468 | 729.59 | 55.01 | 250 | | | 2015 Apr 18, 16:32 | 26561 | 0.0005 | 20168 | 20197 | 717.99 | 55.01 | 353 | | | |
2015-025 Atlas V 501
(AFSPC-5) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2015 May 20, 15:05 | USA 261 (OTV-4. X-37B#2 Flight 2) 2015-025A 40651 |
Re-entered - 2017 May 7 Life 718 days
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Flight of USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane, probably the second mission for vehicle number 2. Detailed payload and mission purpose are unknown. Launch by United Launch Alliance on behalf of the USAF Rapid Capabilities Office. Landed Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility 2017 May 7 at 11:47 UTC. Element sets are not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 May 27, 16:18 | 6694 | 0.0010 | 309 | 322 | 90.84 | 38.02 | 319 | | | 2015 Oct 27, 10:08 | 6728 | 0.0006 | 346 | 354 | 91.54 | 38.02 | 222 | | | 2015 Nov 13, 23:58 | 6693 | 0.0006 | 311 | 319 | 90.82 | 38.02 | 338 | | | 2016 May 15, 19:12 | 6730 | 0.0008 | 347 | 357 | 91.58 | 38.03 | 266 | | | 2016 Nov 11, 03:42 | 6734 | 0.0003 | 354 | 358 | 91.67 | 37.67 | 73 | | | 2016 Dec 20, 18:58 | 6716 | 0.0022 | 323 | 353 | 91.30 | 38.00 | 343 | | | 2017 Mar 25, 18:02 | 6707 | 0.0010 | 322 | 336 | 91.11 | 38.00 | 90 | | | | USS Langley 2015-025B 40652 |
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3U CubeSat from the US Naval Academy to demonstrate the ability to host a web server aboard a CubeSat. Part of the Unique Lightweight Technology and Research Auxiliary Satellite ( ULTRASat) cluster of ten Cubesats carried on the USA-261 (X-37B) launch vehicle. Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | Opticube 01 2015-025C 40653 |
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3U Cubesat (one of three similar satellites carried in the same launch) built by students of California Polytechnic (CalPol). Passive satellite for use as callibration targets for orbital debris studies - each has a different coating to test ground based sensors. Project sponsored by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | ParkinsonSat (PSat) 2015-025D 40654 |
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1.5U Cubesat carrying a US Naval Academy rado receiver for collecting data from remote buoys on the ocean. It also carries two Amateur Radio transponders. Part of the Unique Lightweight Technology and Research Auxiliary Satellite ( ULTRASat) cluster of ten Cubesats carried on the USA-261 (X-37B) launch vehicle. Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | BRICSat-P (Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite ) 2015-025E 40655 |
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1.5U Cubesat, from the US Naval Academy built in collaboration with George Washington University to measure the performance of miniature pulse plasma thrusters. Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission.. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | Opticube 02 2015-025F 40656 |
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3U Cubesat (one of three similar satellites carried in the same launch) built by students of California Polytechnic (CalPol). Passive satellite for use as callibration targets for orbital debris studies - each has a different coating to test ground based sensors. Project sponsored by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | GEARRS 2 (Globalstar Risk Reduction Satellite) 2015-025G 40657 |
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3U Cubesat from Taylor University, investigating the feasibility of using the Globalstar satellite comms network for command and control of cubesats and other small satellite systems and cubesats. Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | Opticube 03 2015-025H 40658 |
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3U Cubesat (one of three similar satellites carried in the same launch) built by students of California Polytechnic (CalPol). Passive satellite for use as callibration targets for orbital debris studies - each has a different coating to test ground based sensors. Project sponsored by the US National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | | AeroCube 8a 2015-025J 40659 |
Re-entered - 2021 Oct 11 Life 2336 days
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1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of Carbon Nanotubetechnology and a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro). Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | 2019 Sep 11, 07:18 | 6794 | 0.0127 | 329 | 502 | 92.88 | 55.02 | 170 | | | | AeroCube 8b 2015-025K 40660 |
Re-entered - 2021 Oct 2 Life 2327 days
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1.5U Cubesat, one of a jointly-launched pair from the Aerospace Corporation, MIT and eSpace, carring an R&D payload sponsored by the National Reconnaissance Office and relating to development of Carbon Nanotubetechnology and a Scalable ion Electrospray Propulsion system (SiEPro). Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. For a few days in 2019 Space-Track (inadvertently?) released orbital data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | 2019 Sep 11, 06:29 | 6793 | 0.0126 | 329 | 501 | 92.86 | 55.02 | 171 | | | | Lightsail 1 2015-025L 40661 |
Re-entered - 2015 Jun 14 Life 25 days
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3U CubeSat from The Planetary
Society designed to demonstrate the viability of using solar sailing for propulsion. Part of the Unique Lightweight Technology and Research Auxiliary Satellite ( ULTRASat) cluster of ten Cubesats carried on the USA-261 (X-37B) launch vehicle. The solar sail was opened Jun 7 at 1947 UTC. Initial orbit is an estimate based on web pages describing some of the Cubesats carried on the mission. The second orbit listed is based on radio Doppler observations by amateur trackers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | 2015 Jun 13, 23:37 | 6739 | 0.0085 | 304 | 418 | 91.77 | 54.99 | 258 | | | | Atlas V upper stage 2015-025M 40662 |
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Launched USA 261 (OTV-4/X-37B. Performed plane change from 38° to 55° inclination shortly after releasing the main payload and then released a cluster of Cubesats. Caused to re-enter above the southern Indian Ocean on the day of launch at about 17:35 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6694 | 0.0010 | 309 | 322 | 90.84 | 38.02 | 80 | | | estimated orbit | 6907 | 0.0251 | 355 | 702 | 95.20 | 55.00 | 45 | | | |
2015-033 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2015 Jul 15, 15:36 | USA 262 (Navstar GPS IIF-10) 2015-033A 40730 |
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Tenth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Jul 16, 10:04 | 26831 | 0.0002 | 20447 | 20460 | 729.00 | 54.99 | 327 | | | 2015 Jul 31, 00:00 | 26668 | 0.0014 | 20253 | 20327 | 722.35 | 55.08 | 255 | | | 2015 Aug 09, 12:39 | 26559 | 0.0016 | 20139 | 20223 | 717.93 | 55.01 | 258 | | | |
2015-036 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2015 Jul 24, 00:07 | USA 263 (Wideband Global SATCOM 7) 2015-036A 40746 |
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Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Orbits are based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Apr 04, 23:59 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.09 | 262 | 150° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 20:43 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.12 | 0.02 | 72 | 175° east | | |
2015-058 Atlas V 401 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2015 Oct 8, 12:49 | USA 264 p/l 1 (NOSS 3-7 p/l 1, Intruder) 2015-058A 40964 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Nov 01, 17:56 | 7484 | 0.0124 | 1013 | 1198 | 107.38 | 63.43 | 179 | | | | AeroCube 5c 2015-058B 40965 |
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1.5U Cubesat used to demonstrate tracking technologies, optical communications, and laser communication with the ground and between satellites. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | |
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1.5U Cubesat used to demonstrate tracking technologies, optical communications, and laser communication with the ground and between satellites. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat including an amateur radio voice and data transponder, and two educational satellite experiments. Part of NASA's ELaNa 12 cluster of cubesats included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from Salish Kootenai College in Montana for training undergraduate engineering and science students on design, build, test, and operation of space hardware. Payload includes a visible light camera for land cover classification, cloud cover, and cloud height measurements. Part of NASA's ELaNa 12 custer of cubesats included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | ARC (Alaska Research CubeSat) 2015-058F 40969 |
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1U Cubesat from the University of Alaska. The payload includes a camera to obtain images of Arctic snow and ice coverage, a magnetometer to measure the local magnetic filed, and a system to monitor the ride into space aboard the launch vehicle. Part of NASA's ELaNa 12 custer of cubesats included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | SNAP-3 Alice 2015-058G 40970 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command . One of a group of three simultaneously-launched satellites with radio payloads to demonstrate beyond-line-of-sight communication for disadvantaged users in remote locations. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | LMRSat (Low Mass Radio Science Transponder Satellite) 2015-058H 40971 |
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3U Cubesat from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory carrying radio equipment to be used for calibration of NASA's Deep Space Network. Part of NASA's ELaNa 12 custer of cubesats included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | SNAP-3 Eddie 2015-058J 40972 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command . One of a group of three simultaneously-launched satellites with radio payloads to demonstrate beyond-line-of-sight communication for disadvantaged users in remote locations. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | Propcube (Merryweather) 2015-058K 40973 |
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1U Cubesat from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems In and sponsored by the NRO. One of a simultaneously-launched pair, providing ionospheric measurements. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | |
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2U Cubesat from SRI International and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems Inc.with a payload to demonstrate radio communications using a Softwware Defined Radio. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | SNAP-3 Jimi 2015-058M 40975 |
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3U Cubesat from the US Army Space and Missile Defense Command . One of a group of three simultaneously-launched satellites with radio payloads to demonstrate beyond-line-of-sight communication for disadvantaged users in remote locations. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | Propcube (Flora) 2015-058N 40976 |
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1U Cubesat from Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems In and sponsored by the NRO. One of a simultaneously-launched pair, providing ionospheric measurements. Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | |
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2U Cubesat Included in the GRACE (Government Rideshare Advanced Concepts Experiment) cubesat payload carried on the NRO L-55 launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 7003 | 0.0200 | 485 | 765 | 97.20 | 64.00 | 270 | | | | USA 264 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-7 p/l 2, Intruder) 2015-058R 40981 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Nov 01, 17:56 | 7484 | 0.0124 | 1013 | 1198 | 107.38 | 63.43 | 179 | | | |
2015-062 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2015 Oct 31, 16:13 | USA 265 (Navstar GPS IIF-11) 2015-062A 41019 |
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Eleventh Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2015 Nov 03, 23:32 | 26846 | 0.0009 | 20443 | 20492 | 729.58 | 54.98 | 207 | | | 2015 Dec 18, 18:00 | 26561 | 0.0009 | 20158 | 20207 | 718.00 | 54.95 | 189 | | | |
2016-007 Atlas V 401, AV-057 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2016 Feb 5, 13:38 | USA 266 (GPS IIF-12) 2016-007A 41328 |
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Twelfth Block 2F, Generation 2 GPS Navsat. Separated from launch vehicle at 17:01 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2016 Feb 05, 19:56 | 26828 | 0.0003 | 20442 | 20457 | 728.84 | 55.08 | 313 | | | 2016 Feb 25, 13:23 | 26684 | 0.0002 | 20300 | 20311 | 723.00 | 55.01 | 296 | | | 2016 Mar 07, 18:45 | 26559 | 0.0002 | 20175 | 20188 | 717.94 | 55.01 | 285 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2016-007B 41329 |
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Launched USA 266. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2016 Feb 05, 07:28 | 27204 | 0.0138 | 20450 | 21202 | 744.24 | 55.22 | 287 | | | |
2016-010 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2016 Feb 10, 11:40 | USA 267 (Topaz 4, FIA Radar 4) 2016-010A 41334 |
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Large radar imaging satellite, the only remaining element of the cancelled Future Imaging Architecture programme. Precise launch time 11:40:32 UTC. Orbit measurements are based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2016 Feb 12, 11:03 | 7460 | 0.0006 | 1078 | 1086 | 106.87 | 122.97 | 355 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2016 Feb 10 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 267. Not catalogued although it completed 1.5 circuits of the Earth before it was sent to destructive re-entry. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2016-036 Delta 4 Heavy (NROL-37) Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2016 Jun 11, 17:51 | USA 268 (Mentor 8, Advanced Orion 7) 2016-036A 41584 |
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US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit Jun 12, 00:15 UTC ±45 min. Orbit parameters based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Jun 15, 23:03 | 42186 | 0.0046 | 35613 | 36003 | 1437.19 | 7.51 | 41 | | | 2016 Jun 28, 22:15 | 42165 | 0.0046 | 35594 | 35981 | 1436.12 | 7.50 | 48 | | | |
2016-047 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2016 Jul 28, 12:37 | USA 269 (SDS [-3 F-8?]) 2016-047A 41724 |
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Satellite Data System government/military communications satellite, possibly third generation, aimed at geosynchronous orbit. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. The Centaur stage of the Atlas V was not catalogued - it was intentionally sent toward a destructive re-entry at the end of its first circuit. Any surviving fragments hit the Surface of the Pacific Ocean around 14:30 UTC near 14° north, 175° west. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Aug 07, 00:14 | 41021 | 0.0279 | 33500 | 35786 | 1378.07 | 5.25 | 178 | | | 2016 Aug 12, 18:16 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.12 | 5.01 | 0 | 92° east | | |
2016-052 Delta 4 Medium+ 4,2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2016 Aug 19, 04:52 | USA 270 (GSSAP 3) 2016-052A 41744 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Sep 04, 00:31 | 42163 | 0.0008 | 35749 | 35821 | 1436.02 | 0.03 | 311 | 111° west | | 2023 Feb 07, 13:54 | 42084 | 0.0000 | 35705 | 35707 | 1431.97 | 1.04 | 65 | 155° east | | | USA 271 (GSSAP 4) 2016-052B 41745 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Orbit information is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Aug 26, 17:08 | 42212 | 0.0010 | 35791 | 35876 | 1438.50 | 0.02 | 300 | 112° west | | 2016 Nov 29, 09:19 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35781 | 35793 | 1436.12 | 0.23 | 261 | 140° west | | 2023 Feb 11, 11:30 | 42166 | 0.0010 | 35744 | 35831 | 1436.14 | 1.02 | 284 | 67° east | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2016-052C 41746 |
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Launched USA 270 and USA 271. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2016 Aug 23, 12:44 | 42530 | 0.0006 | 36127 | 36178 | 1454.82 | 0.87 | 270 | | | |
2016-075 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2016 Dec 7, 23:52 | USA 272 (Wideband Global SATCOM 8) 2016-075A 41879 |
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Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Separated from launch vehicle at 23:34 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2016 Dec 10, 16:48 | 28759 | 0.7624 | 456 | 44305 | 808.95 | 26.91 | 179 | | | 2016 Dec 12, 19:21 | 31111 | 0.6463 | 4625 | 44840 | 910.17 | 14.64 | 180 | | | 2016 Dec 14, 17:28 | 35622 | 0.4477 | 13297 | 45190 | 1115.16 | 5.28 | 185 | | | 2016 Dec 15, 13:59 | 39834 | 0.2843 | 22133 | 44780 | 1318.70 | 1.29 | 174 | | | 2016 Dec 17, 11:25 | 41326 | 0.2325 | 25339 | 44556 | 1393.44 | 0.30 | 162 | | | 2016 Dec 19, 13:33 | 42169 | 0.2133 | 26795 | 44787 | 1436.33 | 0.23 | 157 | | | 2023 Feb 13, 13:48 | 42165 | 0.0000 | 35786 | 35788 | 1436.13 | 0.01 | 329 | 150° east | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2016-075B 41880 |
Re-entered - 2016 Dec 8 Life 1 day
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Launched USA 272. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
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2017-004 Atlas V 401 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2017 Jan 21, 00:42 | USA 273 (SBIRS GEO 3) 2017-004A 41937 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Separated from the launch vehicle at 01:25 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2017 Jan 22, 19:30 | 24370 | 0.7302 | 196 | 35787 | 631.01 | 23.25 | 179 | | | 2017 Jan 28, 15:54 | 26606 | 0.5812 | 4764 | 35692 | 719.83 | 15.80 | 182 | | | 2017 Jan 30, 18:23 | 29084 | 0.4445 | 9777 | 35634 | 822.68 | 12.07 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 02, 16:50 | 33220 | 0.2628 | 18111 | 35572 | 1004.29 | 8.86 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 04, 07:13 | 34625 | 0.2110 | 20942 | 35552 | 1068.67 | 8.17 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 06, 22:53 | 35186 | 0.1915 | 22071 | 35545 | 1094.75 | 7.92 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 11, 22:56 | 36274 | 0.1555 | 24254 | 35537 | 1145.90 | 7.53 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 14, 23:37 | 38236 | 0.0960 | 28188 | 35528 | 1240.13 | 6.93 | 183 | | | 2017 Feb 19, 15:44 | 42074 | 0.4321 | 17516 | 53875 | 1431.46 | 4.45 | 115 | | | 2017 Feb 20, 17:29 | 40308 | 0.0395 | 32338 | 35522 | 1342.31 | 6.41 | 184 | | | 2017 Mar 11, 14:50 | 42168 | 0.0025 | 35683 | 35897 | 1436.25 | 5.99 | 358 | 159° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 19:07 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35796 | 1436.09 | 1.91 | 359 | 159° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2017-004B 41938 |
Re-entered - 2019 Nov 19 Life 1032 days
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Launched USA 273 |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Jan 22, 17:03 | 24437 | 0.7320 | 171 | 35947 | 633.62 | 22.98 | 178 | | | |
2017-011 Atlas V 401 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2017 Mar 1, 17:49 | USA 274 p/l 1 (NOSS 3-8 p/l 1, Intruder) 2017-011A 42058 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS) - main payload. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Mar 27, 01:43 | 7484 | 0.0124 | 1014 | 1199 | 107.40 | 63.44 | 179 | | | | USA 274 p/l 2 (NOSS 3-8 p/l 2, Intruder) 2017-011B 42065 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS), second of the satellite pair, released from its parent soon after launch. Orbit is based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Mar 27, 01:43 | 7484 | 0.0127 | 1011 | 1201 | 107.40 | 63.44 | 179 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2017 Mar 1 Life <1 day
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Caused to re-enter soon after launch. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2017-016 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,4 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2017 Mar 19, 00:18 | USA 275 (Wideband Global SATCOM 9) 2017-016A 42075 |
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Block II Military communications satellite, providing communications links for troops in the field. A major improvent in the Block II satellites is transmission of airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance imagery at approximately three times the data rate available through the Block I satellites. Operated jointly by the US DoD and the Australian Department of Defense. Separated from launch vehicle at 00:59 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2017 Mar 20, 17:41 | 28761 | 0.7619 | 470 | 44297 | 809.05 | 26.99 | 179 | | | 2017 Mar 31, 19:02 | 42168 | 0.2387 | 25722 | 45857 | 1436.24 | 0.23 | 294 | | | 2017 Jun 13, 14:33 | 42214 | 0.0054 | 35609 | 36063 | 1438.61 | 0.09 | 327 | 121° west | | 2017 Jun 22, 20:33 | 42166 | 0.0000 | 35787 | 35789 | 1436.15 | 0.07 | 110 | 122° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 20:42 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35785 | 35789 | 1436.13 | 0.01 | 266 | 12° west | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2017-016B 42076 |
Re-entered - 2017 Mar 19 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 275. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Mar 19, 06:12 | 26249 | 0.7642 | -189 | 39931 | 705.40 | 26.99 | 173 | | | |
2017-022 Falcon 9 v1.2 Kennedy Space Center | 2017 May 1, 11:15 | |
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Military technology satellite, possibly testing sensors for monitoring other objects in orbit. Orbit at similar height to ISS and passed withing 5km of ISS 2017 Jun 3. Orbit information based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 May 24, 10:49 | 6777 | 0.0014 | 389 | 408 | 92.54 | 50.00 | 91 | | | 2017 Jun 02, 19:48 | 6777 | 0.0017 | 387 | 410 | 92.53 | 50.01 | 121 | | | 2018 Jul 10, 23:07 | 6771 | 0.0010 | 386 | 400 | 92.41 | 50.00 | 65 | | | 2018 Jul 11, 22:12 | 6772 | 0.0010 | 387 | 401 | 92.44 | 50.00 | 74 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2017 May 1 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 276. Caused to re-enter about 4 hrs, 2.5 circuits, after launch above the southern Indian Ocean. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2017-052 Falcon 9 v1.2 Kennedy Space Center | 2017 Sep 7, 14:00 | USA 277 (OTV-5, X-37B#2 Flight 3) 2017-052A 42932 |
Re-entered - 2019 Oct 27 Life 780 days
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Flight of USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. The vehicle is described as a space technology demonstrator and host platform for experimental payloads. This mission also carried a number of small satellite ride share payloads but there is no indication of how or when they were released into independent orbit. Launch was by SpaceX on behalf of the USAF Rapid Capabilities Office. Landed Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility 2019 Oct 27 at 07:51 UTC.. Element sets were not released by Space-Track so parameters are based on amateur observation, the final one was calculated by Nico Janssen from radio observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 13, 01:59 | 6734 | 0.0003 | 353 | 358 | 91.65 | 54.48 | 306 | | | 2018 Apr 21, 21:40 | 6695 | 0.0010 | 310 | 323 | 90.86 | 54.51 | 167 | | | 2018 Aug 19, 19:06 | 6703 | 0.0005 | 322 | 329 | 91.04 | 54.51 | 235 | | | 2018 Aug 25, 20:24 | 6769 | 0.0035 | 368 | 415 | 92.38 | 54.50 | 166 | | | 2018 Nov 03, 17:03 | 6722 | 0.0009 | 338 | 350 | 91.42 | 54.53 | 169 | | | 2019 Feb 26, 00:39 | 6696 | 0.0002 | 316 | 319 | 90.88 | 54.51 | 246 | | | 2019 Oct 08, 04:57 | 6695 | 0.0010 | 310 | 324 | 90.87 | 54.51 | 219 | | | 2019 Oct 27, 01:37 | 6652 | 0.0001 | 274 | 275 | 90.00 | 54.52 | 285 | | | | |
Re-entered - unknown date
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Satellite of unknown purpose. Neither formally acknowledged nor catalogued until 2020 February 11. A US filing for the satellite lodged with the United Nations in 2020 and published early 2021 listed the inclination as 56°.9 and the orbit height as 182 x 356 km. The inclination suggests release from the Falcon 9 into a similar orbit (around 350 km) as USA 277 (OTV-5). |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | |
Re-entered - unknown date
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Satellite of unknown purpose. Neither formally acknowledged nor catalogued until 2020 February 11. A US filing for the satellite lodged with the United Nations in 2020 and published early 2021 listed the inclination as 56°.9 and the orbit height as 182 x 356 km. The inclination suggests release from the Falcon 9 into a similar orbit (around 350 km) as USA 277 (OTV-5). |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | |
Re-entered - unknown date
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Satellite of unknown purpose. Neither formally acknowledged nor catalogued until 2020 February 11. A US filing for the satellite lodged with the United Nations in 2020 and published early 2021 listed the inclination as 56°.9 and the orbit height as 182 x 356 km. The inclination suggests release from the Falcon 9 into a similar orbit (around 350 km) as USA 277 (OTV-5). |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Falcon 9 upper stage 2017-052B 42933 |
Re-entered - 2017 Sep 7 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 277 (OTV-5/X-37B). Manoeuvred to 63° inclination orbit after releasing OTV-5, possibly as a re-start/burn test. Released the three smaller USA satellites carried on the launch. Caused to re-enter above the Indian Ocean about four hours after launch on its third circuit of the Earth. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2017-056 Atlas V 541 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2017 Sep 24, 05:49 | |
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USA Government/Military satellite, possibly for electronic intelligence gathering (ELINT). Orbits based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Oct 06, 02:05 | 26294 | 0.6741 | 2190 | 37642 | 707.22 | 63.70 | 269 | | | 2017 Oct 12, 00:01 | 26556 | 0.6767 | 2206 | 38149 | 717.79 | 63.66 | 269 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2017 Sep 24 Life <1 day
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Launched USA-278. Caused to re-enter above southern Indian Ocean soon after releasing the satellite. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2017-066 Atlas V 421 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2017 Oct 15, 07:28 | USA 279 (SDS-4 F1?) 2017-066A 42949 |
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Possible first in the fourth generation of the Satellite Data System (SDS) relaying signals from military satellites in low Earth orbit. The NORAD catalogue number for this mission is out of sequence and was probably allocated an unused 'slot' reserved for a satellite or debris item that subsequently did not appear. Orbits are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Oct 19, 09:01 | 27396 | 0.5388 | 6257 | 35780 | 752.14 | 12.72 | 180 | | | 2017 Oct 21, 22:02 | 38614 | 0.0945 | 28587 | 35886 | 1258.59 | 5.88 | 181 | | | 2017 Dec 18, 09:39 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35779 | 35795 | 1436.12 | 4.89 | 301 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2017 Oct 15 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 279. Retro-fire Oct 15 around 08:30 UTC caused it to re-enter above the central Pacific Ocean at around 16:00 UTC before completing a circuit of the Earth. Not catalogued. Orbit is based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2017 Oct 15, 11:28 | 20274 | 0.6975 | -245 | 28037 | 478.81 | 18.89 | 167 | | | |
2018-001 Falcon 9 v1.2 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Jan 8, 01:00 | USA 280 (ZUMA?) 2018-001A 43098 |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 8 Life <1 day
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Classified US Government payload. Purpose, mission outcome and orbit unknown. Appears to have re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on the day of launch, an event that is unlikely to have been intended. SpaceX reported that the launch vehicle completed its mission as planned. The launch azimuth suggested it was heading for an inclination of about 50°. Originally scheduled for launch 2017 Nov 17 from Kennedy SC but launch delayed (and launch pad switched) because of an issue with a Falcon 9 payload shroud on another mission. |
failed to separate from rocket | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 8 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 280. Re-entered on day of launch. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-005 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2018 Jan 12, 22:11 | USA 281 (Topaz 5, FIA Radar 5) 2018-005A 43145 |
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Possibly a large radar imaging satellite, the only remaining element of the cancelled Future Imaging Architecture programme. In polar orbit rather than the highly retrograde orbit of its predecessors. Orbit measurements are based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Jan 23, 17:50 | 7430 | 0.0008 | 1046 | 1058 | 106.24 | 105.98 | 260 | | | 2018 Feb 28, 18:15 | 7458 | 0.0003 | 1077 | 1082 | 106.82 | 106.01 | 17 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 281. Caused to re-enter about 90 mins after lift off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-009 Atlas V 411 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Jan 20, 00:48 | USA 282 (SBIRS GEO 4) 2018-009A 43162 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Jan 22, 18:43 | 26345 | 0.6003 | 4151 | 35783 | 709.28 | 12.94 | 179 | | | 2018 Jan 24, 19:46 | 27927 | 0.5096 | 7319 | 35779 | 774.10 | 11.22 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 25, 20:13 | 30252 | 0.3935 | 11970 | 35778 | 872.75 | 9.62 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 26, 23:25 | 33477 | 0.2593 | 18419 | 35778 | 1015.96 | 8.28 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 28, 21:57 | 38597 | 0.0923 | 28656 | 35783 | 1257.75 | 7.03 | 180 | | | 2018 Jan 30, 15:46 | 42115 | 0.0015 | 35672 | 35802 | 1433.57 | 6.50 | 180 | 162° west | | 2018 Feb 05, 23:11 | 42165 | 0.0008 | 35754 | 35819 | 1436.09 | 6.49 | 127 | 159° west | | 2018 May 20, 16:05 | 42166 | 0.0008 | 35753 | 35823 | 1436.16 | 6.32 | 125 | 159° west | | 2018 May 23, 15:58 | 42246 | 0.0003 | 35854 | 35881 | 1440.24 | 6.32 | 151 | 161° west | | 2018 Jul 23, 16:00 | 42204 | 0.0011 | 35782 | 35871 | 1438.13 | 6.22 | 111 | 139° east | | 2018 Jul 26, 15:05 | 42165 | 0.0003 | 35776 | 35798 | 1436.11 | 6.21 | 177 | 139° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 18:49 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35796 | 1436.10 | 3.10 | 1 | 139° east | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2018 Jan 20 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 282. De-orbited soon after releasing satellite. Not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2018-036 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2018 Apr 14, 23:13 | USA 283 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM) 2018-036A 43339 |
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US military comsat to supplement the fixed comsat network and provide specialised comms to US armed forces in the field. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 27, 01:34 | 41632 | 0.0005 | 35233 | 35275 | 1408.98 | 0.05 | 126 | 172° west | | 2018 May 23, 23:06 | 42165 | 0.0009 | 35748 | 35827 | 1436.12 | 0.01 | 127 | 112° west | | 2019 Sep 11, 13:39 | 42164 | 0.0000 | 35785 | 35786 | 1436.05 | 0.03 | 50 | 134° east | | 2023 Jan 11, 19:07 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35791 | 1436.11 | 0.01 | 200 | 134° east | | 2023 Feb 12, 14:36 | 42165 | 0.0001 | 35784 | 35790 | 1436.12 | 0.00 | 206 | 134° east | | | USA 284 (EAGLE - ESPA Augmented Geostationary Laboratory Experiment) 2018-036B 43340 |
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 Apr 27, 01:32 | 41651 | 0.0003 | 35259 | 35288 | 1409.95 | 0.06 | 117 | 174° west | | 2018 May 11, 11:03 | 41977 | 0.0002 | 35588 | 35609 | 1426.50 | 0.07 | 13 | 115° west | | 2018 Jul 22, 20:48 | 42414 | 0.0003 | 36021 | 36050 | 1448.83 | 0.35 | 332 | 164° west | | | USA 285 (Mycroft) 2018-036E 43445 |
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Mar 29, 13:37 | 41655 | 0.0007 | 35247 | 35305 | 1410.11 | 0.79 | 96 | 101° west | | | |
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Mar 31, 07:09 | 41653 | 0.0007 | 35246 | 35304 | 1410.02 | 0.79 | 101 | 82° west | | | |
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Mission information in preparation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2018 May 13, 21:27 | 41981 | 0.0002 | 35593 | 35614 | 1426.74 | 0.07 | 13 | 109° west | | 2019 Dec 16, 06:28 | 42475 | 0.0001 | 36095 | 36099 | 1451.97 | 0.58 | 331 | 94° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2018-036C 43341 |
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Launched USA 283 - 287 Group. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2018 Apr 27, 08:44 | 40052 | 0.0417 | 32002 | 35345 | 1329.51 | 0.06 | 134 | | | |
2019-004 Delta 4 Heavy Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2019 Jan 19, 19:10 | USA 290 (KH-11 Block-5 F-1/Crystal) 2019-004A 43941 |
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KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. First of its type not to be aimed at sun-synchronous orbit. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2019 Feb 01, 06:33 | 6786 | 0.0019 | 395 | 420 | 92.71 | 73.61 | 49 | | | 2019 Sep 29, 18:43 | 6784 | 0.0023 | 390 | 421 | 92.68 | 73.58 | 193 | | | 2019 Nov 12, 18:13 | 6786 | 0.0023 | 392 | 424 | 92.73 | 73.58 | 77 | | | 2020 Apr 27, 18:55 | 6785 | 0.0014 | 398 | 417 | 92.71 | 73.59 | 74 | | | 2020 May 01, 20:19 | 6786 | 0.0014 | 398 | 417 | 92.72 | 73.59 | 64 | | | 2021 Jan 27, 17:37 | 6784 | 0.0012 | 397 | 414 | 92.68 | 73.58 | 117 | | | 2021 Apr 01, 21:02 | 6786 | 0.0012 | 400 | 416 | 92.72 | 73.59 | 293 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA. Caused to re-enter above the Pacific Ocean about two hours after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2019-051 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2019 Aug 8, 10:13 | USA 292 (AEHF 5) 2019-051A 44481 |
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency US military and government communications satellite. Lift-off was 29 minutes into the launch window after a short delay. Separated from the launch vehicle at 15:53 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2019 Aug 09, 15:38 | 31204 | 0.3352 | 14366 | 35287 | 914.29 | 9.99 | 180 | | | 2019 Aug 11, 16:08 | 33218 | 0.2749 | 17709 | 35971 | 1004.22 | 9.48 | 180 | | | 2019 Aug 16, 23:19 | 36458 | 0.1430 | 24865 | 35295 | 1154.65 | 8.15 | 181 | | | 2019 Aug 28, 15:15 | 36812 | 0.1280 | 25723 | 35146 | 1171.52 | 7.91 | 180 | | | 2019 Sep 09, 18:00 | 37412 | 0.1052 | 27098 | 34970 | 1200.27 | 7.71 | 179 | | | 2019 Oct 22, 20:51 | 40258 | 0.0492 | 31900 | 35859 | 1339.78 | 6.97 | 182 | | | 2019 Nov 04, 03:15 | 41441 | 0.0365 | 33549 | 36577 | 1399.28 | 6.76 | 186 | | | 2019 Nov 07, 13:09 | 41741 | 0.0322 | 34017 | 36708 | 1414.49 | 6.70 | 185 | 119° west | | 2019 Nov 11, 23:43 | 41997 | 0.0226 | 34670 | 36569 | 1427.55 | 6.59 | 185 | 99° west | | 2019 Nov 22, 22:27 | 42167 | 0.0004 | 35773 | 35804 | 1436.19 | 6.40 | 293 | 94° west | | 2023 Feb 13, 04:44 | 42165 | 0.0050 | 35575 | 35999 | 1436.13 | 3.79 | 358 | 55° east | | | TDO 1 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) 2019-051B 44482 |
Re-entered - 2022 Dec 30 Life 1240 days
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12U Cubesat (4x3) - possibly equipped with laser reflectors for visual tracking. Purpose is for calibration of laser-based tracking equipment on the ground.. Separated from launch vehicle at 10:42 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2019 Aug 28, 12:00 | 24124 | 0.7268 | 213 | 35278 | 621.49 | 26.26 | 193 | | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2019-051C 44483 |
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Launched AEHF 5 and TDO 1. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2019 Aug 23, 02:03 | 30961 | 0.3466 | 13853 | 35313 | 903.62 | 9.66 | 182 | | | |
2019-056 Delta 4 Medium+ 5,2 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2019 Aug 22, 13:06 | USA 293 (GPS IIIA SV02, Magellan) 2019-056A 44506 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2019 Aug 23, 03:04 | 17063 | 0.5561 | 1195 | 20174 | 369.69 | 55.01 | 270 | | | 2019 Aug 29, 16:33 | 25325 | 0.0488 | 17712 | 20181 | 668.47 | 55.02 | 270 | | | 2019 Sep 03, 21:36 | 26567 | 0.0002 | 20183 | 20195 | 718.24 | 55.02 | 130 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2019 Aug 22 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 296. De-orbited soon after releasing satellite, not catalogued. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2020-007 Electron (Birds Of a Feather, NRO L-151) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2020 Jan 31, 02:54 | |
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Small satellite from US National Reconnaissance Office, possibly testing or demonstrating satellite sensors. Launched under the NRO’s 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Orbit data based on amateur observations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Mar 04, 20:06 | 6965 | 0.0013 | 578 | 596 | 96.41 | 69.99 | 275 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2019-007B 45111 |
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Launched USA 294. Orbit details based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 Apr 17, 19:38 | 6957 | 0.0002 | 577 | 580 | 96.24 | 70.00 | 356 | | | | Electron second stage 2019-007C 45112 |
Re-entered - 2020 Feb 22 Life 22 days
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Launched USA 294. Initial orbit is an estimate based on extrapolation of data from earlier Electron missions. Commencing 2020 Feb 18, orbit data was released routinely through SpaceTrack. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6778 | 0.0310 | 190 | 610 | 92.56 | 69.98 | 245 | | | 2020 Feb 18, 15:00 | 6636 | 0.0135 | 168 | 348 | 89.67 | 69.98 | 199 | | | |
2020-022 Atlas V 551 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2020 Mar 26, 20:18 | TDO 2 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) 2020-022A 45464 |
Re-entered - 2022 Sep 28 Life 916 days
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12U Cubesat (4x3), possibly equipped with laser retro-reflectors for visual tracking. Purpose is for calibration of laser-based tracking equipment on the ground. Released from the Centaur aft bulkhead at 20:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Mar 27, 07:01 | 24209 | 0.7282 | 201 | 35460 | 624.76 | 26.50 | 180 | | | | USA 298 (AEHF 6) 2020-022B 45465 |
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Advanced Extremely High Frequency US military and government communications satellite. Lift-off was 81 minutes into a 120 minute launch window after a delay caused by a fault in an item of ground equipment. Separated from launch vehicle Mar 27, 01:59 UTC. Orbit raised in stages until Apr 6 when all activity ceased until Apr 24. Satellite then resumed orbit raising by frequent operation of a low power thruster. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2020 Mar 27, 14:10 | 29702 | 0.4036 | 11336 | 35311 | 849.06 | 13.71 | 180 | | | 2020 Mar 29, 16:59 | 31107 | 0.3402 | 14147 | 35311 | 910.03 | 12.51 | 180 | | | 2020 Mar 30, 19:01 | 33282 | 0.2540 | 18450 | 35357 | 1007.10 | 11.06 | 180 | | | 2020 Apr 02, 22:42 | 34967 | 0.1922 | 21868 | 35311 | 1084.56 | 10.33 | 181 | | | 2020 Apr 06, 12:17 | 36804 | 0.1327 | 25543 | 35309 | 1171.14 | 9.64 | 182 | | | 2020 Apr 24, 08:32 | 36805 | 0.1326 | 25546 | 35308 | 1171.17 | 9.60 | 183 | | | 2020 Apr 28, 20:02 | 37044 | 0.1248 | 26044 | 35289 | 1182.62 | 9.51 | 183 | | | 2020 May 08, 08:23 | 37465 | 0.1152 | 26772 | 35401 | 1202.81 | 9.31 | 184 | | | 2020 May 18, 20:51 | 38020 | 0.0876 | 28313 | 34970 | 1229.62 | 8.99 | 185 | | | 2020 May 28, 16:59 | 38606 | 0.0705 | 29505 | 34950 | 1258.15 | 8.69 | 186 | | | 2020 Jun 07, 18:00 | 39180 | 0.0541 | 30682 | 34921 | 1286.33 | 8.34 | 188 | | | 2020 Jun 17, 00:35 | 39556 | 0.0435 | 31458 | 34898 | 1304.90 | 8.24 | 187 | | | 2020 Jun 29, 09:08 | 39802 | 0.0398 | 31839 | 35008 | 1317.07 | 8.10 | 181 | | | 2020 Jul 09, 15:35 | 40816 | 0.0256 | 33394 | 35481 | 1367.74 | 7.76 | 186 | | | 2020 Jul 21, 07:37 | 42003 | 0.0209 | 34745 | 36504 | 1427.82 | 7.54 | 182 | 105° west | | 2020 Jul 24, 10:13 | 42154 | 0.0197 | 34944 | 36608 | 1435.55 | 7.50 | 181 | 103° west | | 2020 Sep 08, 14:07 | 42151 | 0.0129 | 35227 | 36319 | 1435.39 | 7.39 | 180 | 97° west | | 2020 Sep 21, 04:48 | 42167 | 0.0057 | 35547 | 36032 | 1436.23 | 7.37 | 183 | 95° west | | 2020 Sep 23, 04:10 | 42157 | 0.0050 | 35568 | 35989 | 1435.68 | 7.36 | 180 | 95° west | | 2020 Oct 06, 14:01 | 42164 | 0.0003 | 35773 | 35799 | 1436.06 | 7.32 | 281 | 94° west | | 2023 Feb 12, 15:22 | 42166 | 0.0051 | 35572 | 36004 | 1436.16 | 5.39 | 6 | 138° east | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2020-022C 45466 |
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Launched USA 298 (AEHF 6) and TDO 2. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Mar 27, 14:01 | 29459 | 0.4148 | 10860 | 35302 | 838.67 | 13.43 | 180 | | | |
2020-029 Atlas V 501 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2020 May 17, 13:14 | USA 299 (OTV-6, X-37B#1 Flight 3) 2020-029A 45606 |
Re-entered - 2022 Nov 12 Life 909 days
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Flight of USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. First to be equipped with a service module. Launch delayed from May 16 by weather. The first orbit listed is an estimate, subsequent orbits are based on amateur observation. Landed on the Kennedy Space Center runway 2022 Nov 12 at 10:22 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 May 17, 13:18 | 6731 | 0.0012 | 344 | 361 | 91.59 | 44.95 | 70 | | | 2020 May 31, 01:34 | 6767 | 0.0002 | 388 | 391 | 92.34 | 44.96 | 104 | | | 2020 Jun 14, 02:13 | 6765 | 0.0005 | 384 | 390 | 92.29 | 45.02 | 65 | | | 2021 Oct 17, 17:51 | 6766 | 0.0003 | 386 | 390 | 92.31 | 45.04 | 119 | | | 2021 Oct 28, 00:16 | 6714 | 0.0020 | 322 | 349 | 91.24 | 45.04 | 288 | | | 2022 Apr 11, 17:11 | 6714 | 0.0011 | 328 | 343 | 91.24 | 45.03 | 251 | | | 2022 Oct 04, 16:11 | 6714 | 0.0008 | 330 | 341 | 91.24 | 45.03 | 293 | | | | |
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Small satellite released from USA 299, probably from the service module and probably 2020 May 28 or May 29. Purpose unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6767 | 0.0002 | 388 | 391 | 92.34 | 44.96 | 104 | | | | Falconsat 8 2020-029C 49381 |
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Small satellite released from USA 299, possibly as late as 2021 Nov 1. Carries five experiments/demonstrations built by cadets at the US Air Force Academy. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Atlas V upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2020 May 17 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 299 (OTV-6/X-37B). Caused to re-enter above southern Indian Ocean about 55 minutes after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2020-037 Electron (Don't Stop Me Now) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2020 Jun 13, 05:12 | |
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Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6963 | 0.0007 | 580 | 590 | 96.38 | 97.70 | 270 | 18:03 | | | |
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Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6963 | 0.0007 | 580 | 590 | 96.38 | 97.70 | 270 | 18:03 | | | |
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Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. May raise orbit. One of three similar satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit details are classified. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6963 | 0.0007 | 580 | 590 | 96.38 | 97.70 | 270 | 18:03 | | | ANDESITE (nonsensical acronym) 2020-037D 45726 |
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6U Cubesat created by students and staff at Boston University under NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative. Earth magnetic field studies, carrying eight subsidiary pico satellites that will be ejected at intervals and in pairs to provide a long baseline for observations. They are equipped to track electric currents flowing in and out of the atmosphere and relay data back to the parent satellite. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Jun 18, 11:26 | 6970 | 0.0013 | 583 | 601 | 96.52 | 97.71 | 285 | | | | M2 Pathfinder 2020-037E 45727 |
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3U Cubesat from the University of New South Wales Canberra Space, built for the Royal Australian Air Force to test systems for a future military satellite. Among other, undisclosed, tasks the satellite will demonstrate the ability of a software-based radio to operate and be reconfigured while in orbit. It may also carry an Earth-imaging system and an AIS receiver to monitor shipping locations. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2020 Jun 18, 11:30 | 6972 | 0.0012 | 586 | 602 | 96.57 | 97.70 | 300 | 17:33 | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2020-037F 45728 |
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Launched cluster of small satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6973 | 0.0010 | 588 | 602 | 96.58 | 97.76 | 270 | | | | Electron second stage 2020-037G 45729 |
Re-entered - 2020 Jul 8 Life 25 days
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Launched cluster of small satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6771 | 0.0292 | 195 | 590 | 92.41 | 97.70 | 270 | | | 2020 Jun 30, 16:16 | 6680 | 0.0192 | 173 | 430 | 90.55 | 97.72 | 161 | | | |
2020-041 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2020 Jun 30, 20:10 | USA 304 (GPS IIIA SV03) 2020-041A 45854 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Jul 01, 21:27 | 16677 | 0.5944 | 386 | 20211 | 357.22 | 54.99 | 270 | | | 2020 Jul 19, 02:50 | 26560 | 0.0006 | 20165 | 20199 | 717.96 | 55.06 | 89 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2020 Jul 1 Life 1 day
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Launched USA 304. An engine firing at first apogee of its HEO caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean, near perigee and about 6.5 hrs, 1.25 circuits, after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2020-046 Minotaur IV Wallops Flight Facility | 2020 Jul 15, 13:46 | |
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Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Aug 03, 21:45 | 6952 | 0.0010 | 567 | 581 | 96.15 | 53.98 | 342 | | | 2022 Jun 14, 23:01 | 6929 | 0.0003 | 549 | 553 | 95.68 | 53.97 | 144 | | | | |
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Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Aug 03, 21:46 | 6953 | 0.0008 | 569 | 580 | 96.15 | 53.98 | 335 | | | 2022 Jun 15, 22:02 | 6930 | 0.0021 | 537 | 566 | 95.68 | 53.98 | 187 | | | | |
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Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Aug 03, 21:53 | 6954 | 0.0010 | 569 | 583 | 96.18 | 53.98 | 334 | | | 2022 Jun 14, 22:23 | 6932 | 0.0001 | 553 | 554 | 95.72 | 53.97 | 11 | | | | |
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Small satellite, probably equipped with an Earth imaging system for photo-reconnaissance. Orbit measurements based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Aug 03, 21:54 | 6954 | 0.0009 | 570 | 582 | 96.18 | 53.98 | 328 | | | 2022 Jun 14, 21:17 | 6932 | 0.0007 | 549 | 558 | 95.72 | 53.98 | 0 | | | | Minotaur upper stage 2020-046E 45877 |
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Launched four small satellites (USA 305, 306, 307 & 308) for US National Reconnaissance Office. Initial orbit measurement based on amateur observation. Orbit data became de-classified as of 2021 Dec 3 following the appearance, around Nov 27, of several debris items following a similar orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Aug 03, 21:48 | 6953 | 0.0008 | 569 | 580 | 96.16 | 53.98 | 335 | | | 2021 Dec 03, 11:53 | 6952 | 0.0009 | 567 | 580 | 96.14 | 53.98 | 180 | | | |
2020-078 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2020 Nov 5, 23:24 | USA 309 (GPS IIIA SV04) 2020-078A 46826 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. Released from launch vehicle approx 90 min after lift-off. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Nov 06, 04:15 | 16671 | 0.5933 | 402 | 20184 | 357.03 | 54.99 | 270 | | | 2020 Nov 25, 23:15 | 26561 | 0.0001 | 20179 | 20186 | 717.99 | 54.97 | 109 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2020 Nov 6 Life 1 day
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Launched USA 309. An engine firing shortly after releasing the satellite caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean, near perigee and about six hours, 1.5 circuits, after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2020-083 Atlas V 531 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station | 2020 Nov 13, 22:32 | |
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Mission details awaited. An amateur photograph of what was probably a propellant dump from the the Atlas upper stage indicated that the satellite was aimed at a high orbit with ~60° inclination. Orbit based on data from amateur sources. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Nov 16, 12:26 | 17429 | 0.0009 | 11035 | 11066 | 381.64 | 58.53 | 274 | | | 2020 Dec 20, 23:48 | 17464 | 0.0008 | 11072 | 11100 | 382.81 | 58.52 | 271 | | | | Atlas upper stage (Centaur) 2020-083B 46919 |
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Launched USA 310. Perigee lowered after releasing the satellite. Orbit based on data from amateur sources. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Nov 17, 08:50 | 17155 | 0.0144 | 10530 | 11024 | 372.68 | 58.81 | 115 | | | |
2020-095 Delta 4 Heavy (NROL-44) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2020 Dec 11, 01:09 | USA 311 (Mentor 8, Advanced Orion 8) 2019-095A 47237 |
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US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2020 Dec 22, 09:20 | 42330 | 0.0082 | 35606 | 36298 | 1444.55 | 7.97 | 181 | 75° east | | 2021 Jan 05, 10:01 | 42158 | 0.0040 | 35610 | 35949 | 1435.74 | 7.95 | 182 | 51° east | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2020-095B 47238 |
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Launched USA 311. Orbit parameters via amateur sources. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2020 Dec 14, 12:21 | 43688 | 0.0266 | 36147 | 38473 | 1514.61 | 7.97 | 333 | | | |
2020-101 Falcon 9 Block 5 Kennedy Space Center | 2020 Dec 19, 14:00 | |
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One of a simultaneously-launched pair of clandestine satellites for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Location of launch vehicle disposal zone indicated that it was aimed at LEO near 52° inclination. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 Jan 12, 05:38 | 6906 | 0.0004 | 525 | 531 | 95.20 | 53.00 | 13 | | | 2022 Apr 29, 22:02 | 6901 | 0.0013 | 514 | 532 | 95.08 | 52.99 | 12 | | | | |
in space
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One of a simultaneously-launched pair of clandestine satellites for US National Reconnaissance Office - possibly remote sensing or signals interception. Location of launch vehicle disposal zone indicated that it was aimed at LEO near 52° inclination. Orbit parameters based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 Jan 12, 05:35 | 6906 | 0.0006 | 524 | 532 | 95.19 | 53.00 | 354 | | | 2022 Apr 29, 21:58 | 6901 | 0.0012 | 514 | 531 | 95.09 | 53.00 | 2 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2020 Dec 19 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 312 and USA 313. Caused to re-enter above the eastern Pacific Ocean after releasing the satellites and about 70 minutes after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2021-032 Delta 4 Heavy Vandenberg Air Force Base | 2021 Apr 26, 20:47 | USA 314 (KH-11 Block-5 F-2/Crystal) 2021-032A 48247 |
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KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on work by amateur observers and analysts. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2021 Apr 27, 01:23 | 7019 | 0.0170 | 522 | 761 | 97.55 | 98.05 | 87 | 13:00 | | 2021 May 02, 00:09 | 7036 | 0.0184 | 528 | 787 | 97.89 | 98.10 | 88 | 13:00 | | 2021 May 05, 00:01 | 7039 | 0.0159 | 549 | 772 | 97.95 | 98.06 | 54 | 13:00 | | 2021 Sep 07, 23:35 | 7039 | 0.0159 | 549 | 772 | 97.95 | 98.06 | 13 | 13:01 | | 2022 Jul 27, 01:04 | 7039 | 0.0159 | 548 | 773 | 97.95 | 98.00 | 68 | 13:04 | | 2024 May 18, 23:55 | 7037 | 0.0157 | 548 | 769 | 97.91 | 98.04 | 118 | 13:00 | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2021 Apr 27 Life 1 day
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Launched USA 314. Destructive re-entry above the Pacific Ocean about two hours, 1.3 circuits after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2021-042 Atlas V 421 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2021 May 18, 17:37 | USA 315 (SBIRS GEO 5) 2021-042A 48618 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. The scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while the staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. Separated from launch vehicle at approximately 18:22 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2021 May 18, 20:14 | 24700 | 0.7054 | 898 | 35746 | 643.87 | 21.22 | 178 | | | 2021 May 22, 19:01 | 25585 | 0.6462 | 2674 | 35740 | 678.81 | 18.55 | 180 | | | 2021 May 24, 18:35 | 26765 | 0.5738 | 5028 | 35745 | 726.28 | 16.18 | 181 | | | 2021 May 26, 16:01 | 28253 | 0.4910 | 8004 | 35746 | 787.69 | 14.14 | 181 | | | 2021 May 27, 20:17 | 30308 | 0.3899 | 12115 | 35746 | 875.19 | 12.25 | 182 | | | 2021 May 31, 18:02 | 37225 | 0.1313 | 25959 | 35734 | 1191.27 | 9.08 | 182 | | | 2021 Jun 04, 17:49 | 42049 | 0.0010 | 35630 | 35713 | 1430.21 | 7.97 | 159 | 146° west | | 2021 Jun 05, 23:04 | 42112 | 0.0013 | 35680 | 35786 | 1433.38 | 7.98 | 79 | 145° west | | 2021 Jun 08, 06:02 | 42163 | 0.0001 | 35779 | 35791 | 1436.03 | 7.97 | 147 | 145° west | | 2021 Jul 07, 13:44 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35796 | 1436.13 | 7.92 | 156 | 146° west | | 2021 Jul 13, 14:02 | 42086 | 0.0002 | 35699 | 35717 | 1432.07 | 7.91 | 151 | 141° west | | 2021 Dec 09, 14:52 | 42090 | 0.0002 | 35703 | 35720 | 1432.26 | 7.67 | 253 | 9° east | | 2021 Dec 17, 14:04 | 42166 | 0.0009 | 35749 | 35826 | 1436.14 | 7.65 | 236 | 9° east | | 2023 Feb 13, 08:20 | 42165 | 0.0002 | 35778 | 35795 | 1436.09 | 6.95 | 357 | 21° east | | | TDO 3 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) 2021-042B 48619 |
Re-entered - 2022 Sep 27 Life 497 days
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12U Cubesat (4x3) sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy and carrying one or more military/government payloads. Released from aft bulkhead of Centaur stage at 17:53 UTC between the two main firings designed to deposit SBIRS GEO 5 in transfer orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 May 19, 04:28 | 8728 | 0.2486 | 180 | 4519 | 135.25 | 26.16 | 129 | | | | TDO 4 (Technology Demonstration Orbiter) 2021-042C 48620 |
Re-entered - 2022 Sep 18 Life 488 days
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12U Cubesat (4x3) sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy and carrying one or more military/government payloads. Released from aft bulkhead of Centaur stage at 17:53 UTC between the two main firings designed to deposit SBIRS GEO 5 in transfer orbit. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 May 19, 04:28 | 8727 | 0.2483 | 182 | 4516 | 135.22 | 26.15 | 129 | | | | Centaur rocket stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2021 May 19 Life 1 day
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Launched USA 315 and two small satellites. Made destructive re-entry above central Pacific near 12° north, 163° west May 19 at around 03:00 UTC. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2021-052 Minotaur I Wallops Flight Facility | 2021 Jun 15, 13:35 | |
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Classified payload for the US National Reconnaisance Office. One of a group of three satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit information based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Nov 25, 15:49 | 6972 | 0.0002 | 592 | 595 | 96.55 | 55.00 | 197 | | | | |
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Classified payload for the US National Reconnaisance Office. One of a group of three satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit information based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Nov 25, 15:44 | 6971 | 0.0008 | 587 | 599 | 96.55 | 55.00 | 103 | | | | |
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Classified payload for the US National Reconnaisance Office. One of a group of three satellites carried on the same launch vehicle. Orbit information based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Nov 25, 15:38 | 6971 | 0.0011 | 585 | 600 | 96.54 | 54.99 | 34 | | | | Minotaur upper stage 2021-052D 48849 |
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Launched USA 316 - 318 triplet. Orbits based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 Sep 20, 19:25 | 6976 | 0.0012 | 589 | 606 | 96.63 | 54.99 | 154 | | | |
2021-054 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2021 Jun 17, 16:09 | USA 319 (GPS IIIA SV05) 2021-054A 48859 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. Released from launch vehicle at 17:38 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2021 Jun 18, 05:33 | 16663 | 0.5936 | 394 | 20175 | 356.76 | 55.00 | 270 | | | 2021 Jun 25, 19:54 | 26562 | 0.0006 | 20169 | 20198 | 718.02 | 54.99 | 88 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2020 Nov 6 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 319. An engine firing shortly after releasing the satellite caused destructive re-entry above the Indian Ocean, near perigee and about seven hours, 1.5 circuits, after launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-002 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Transporter 3) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jan 13, 15:25 | FossaSat-2E1 (WISeSAT 1) 2022-002B 50985 |
Re-entered - 2023 Jun 23 Life 526 days
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2p PocketQube developed by Spain's Fossa Systems - communications satellite that uses low power RF to provide internet connectivity. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:31 UTC.
One of six similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:00 | 6903 | 0.0014 | 515 | 535 | 95.14 | 97.51 | 211 | | | | |
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Small satellite from US company UMBRA, equipped with a radar imaging system for commercial Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle at 16:47 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 21:51 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 213 | | | | ION SCV-004 (Elysian Eleonora) 2022-002K 50993 |
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Satellite Carrier Vehicle built by D-Orbit - released from launch vehicle at 16:49 UTC carrying a small group of satellites for release 2022 Jan-Feb after departure from Falcon 9:
Dodona - Jan 24?
Labsat - Jan 28
Stork 1 - Jan 31
Stork 2 - Feb 3
SW1FT - Feb 4
VZLUSat 2 - Jan 26
Also hosts a payload not designed to be released as a separate satellite:
Unibap - on-orbit cloud computing demonstrator. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:26 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 215 | | | | MDASat-1a (Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite) 2022-002M 50995 |
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2U Cubesat from the French South African Institute of Technology. Equipped with an AIS receiver to relay short messages and navigational information from ships at sea. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:27 | 6907 | 0.0009 | 523 | 535 | 95.22 | 97.50 | 210 | | | | |
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1U Cubesat from the Herzliya Science Center in Israel, carring an amateur radio payload for education purposes. Released from launch vehicle at 16:33 UTC. Identification based on amateur radio observations.
One of eight similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Contacts reported with all of the amateur radio payloads. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:27 | 6907 | 0.0009 | 523 | 535 | 95.21 | 97.50 | 211 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Nov 1 Life 657 days
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2p PocketQube from Ariel University, Israel. Equipped with an imaging system and an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
SATLLA-2A is reported by its owners as having failed to activate after release from the launch vehicle. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:23 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 215 | | | | Flock 4X-1 2022-002AK 51017 |
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3U Cubesat - part of Planet's Flock 4X cluster of second generation imaging satellites. Released from the launch vehicle in a fifteen minute sequence commencing at 16:31 UTC.
One of forty four similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are in similar orbits and are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:23 | 6905 | 0.0012 | 519 | 536 | 95.18 | 97.51 | 215 | | | | Lemur-2 (Ramonamae) 2022-002AP 51021 |
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3U Cubesat - equipped with a receiver for AIS (Automatic Information System) for tracking ships at sea, and other sensors. Lemur-2 satellites are named after development and support team members. Released from launch vehicle at 16:32 UTC.
One of four similar satellites carried on the Tranporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:07 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 224 | | | | Grizu-263A 2022-002AT 51025 |
Re-entered - 2023 Oct 3 Life 628 days
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1p PocketQube, Mission details to follow. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:25 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:02 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.52 | 216 | | | | Sich 2-1 (Sich 2-30) 2022-002AY 51030 |
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Small satellite from Ukraine's Pivdenne (Yuzhnoye) State Design Office, to monitor the use of land, vegetation, forest, water resources and to reduce the consequences of natural disasters. Released from launch vehicle at 16:48 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:26 | 6907 | 0.0010 | 522 | 536 | 95.21 | 97.51 | 216 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Feb 7 Life 755 days
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1p PocketQube built by Nepalese university students and engineers, carries a gamma radiation sensor to be used as an aid in teaching. Also carries an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:02 | 6905 | 0.0013 | 518 | 536 | 95.17 | 97.51 | 216 | | | | Unicorn-2D 2022-002BA 51032 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 13 Life 455 days
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3p PocketQube satellite as a demonstrator of a future constellation of night-time imaging satellites to study global light pollution.. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:25 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Only one is accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:01 | 6904 | 0.0011 | 518 | 534 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 201 | | | | Lemur-2 + OroraTech 1 (Rohovithsa) 2022-002BE 51036 |
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6U Cubesat from Spire Global carrying the standard Lemur-2 payload but in a 6U chassis. The other half of the satellite carries a payload from German company Ororatech consisting of a thermal infrared imager to detect, record and analyse the incidence of wildfires on the Earth's surface. Released from launch vehicle at 16:32 UTC.
One of three similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for but the supplementary payloads of the other two are unknown. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:07 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.23 | 97.51 | 225 | | | | IRIS-A (Intelligent Remote Sensing and Internet Satellite) 2022-002BN 51044 |
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2U Cubesat from the Nationa Cheng Kung University of Taiwan. Equipped with an imaging system and a comms package for relaying data from the ground via the Internet. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 17:06 | 6908 | 0.0009 | 524 | 535 | 95.23 | 97.50 | 213 | | | | HYPSO-1 (Hyperspectral Satellite for Ocean Observation) 2022-002BX 51053 |
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6U Cubesat from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology to study biological activity near the ocean surface. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6908 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.50 | 223 | | | | Kepler 16 (Astraeus) 2022-002CB 51057 |
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6U Cubesat - Kepler Gen 1 satellite, part of a planned 140 satellite constellation from Kepler Aerospace carrying a high capacity communications system to provide links between other satellites and the ground, and a prototype of the company's Internet communications system. Released from launch vehicle at 16:36 UTC.
One of four similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
All are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6908 | 0.0008 | 525 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 217 | | | | |
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16U Cubesat (4x4) from UK company Sen. First in a constellation of video distribution satellites. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.24 | 97.51 | 232 | | | | BRO-5 (Breizh Reconnaissance Orbiter 5) 2022-002CF 51061 |
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6U Cubesat (3x2) from Unseen Labs of France for signal intelligence (SIGINT) reporting, specifically for maritime and airborne traffic. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:29 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:32 | 6909 | 0.0009 | 524 | 536 | 95.25 | 97.51 | 233 | 10:01 | | | DEWA-Sat 1 2022-002CM 51067 |
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3U Cubesat from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, UAE to demonstrate internet connection of remote station in the area's electricity and water networks. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:33 | 6909 | 0.0007 | 526 | 536 | 95.26 | 97.50 | 232 | | | | |
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Small satellite fitted with a sythetic aperture radar for Earth surface imaging. Ultimately intended to be part of an eighteen satellite constellation. Released from EXOport 7 at 16:47 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Both are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:25 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 216 | 10:01 | | | Capella 7 (Whitney 5) 2022-002CS 51072 |
Re-entered - 2023 Aug 26 Life 590 days
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Second generation satellite from Capella Space carrying Synthetic Aperture Radar for Earth imaging. Member of a planned thirty satellite constellation. Released from launch vehicle at 16:48 UTC.
One of two similar satellites carried on the Transporter 3 launch.
Both are accounted for. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 23:25 | 6906 | 0.0010 | 521 | 535 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 219 | 10:01 | | | |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 4 Life 446 days
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3U Cubesat from Singapore companies NuSpace and Aliena. Equipped with an electronic thruster and a comms package for relaying data from the ground via the Internet. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. Tentative identification from amateur observations using radio - Catalogue Number and Designation subject to confirmation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:20 | 6901 | 0.0013 | 513 | 532 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 253 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Jan 9 Life 726 days
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3p PocketQube satellite from the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands launched to demonstrate/verify the satellite design. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:21 | 6901 | 0.0013 | 514 | 532 | 95.09 | 97.53 | 251 | | | | USA 320 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-002CV 51075 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:21 | 6901 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.10 | 97.51 | 249 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 22, 17:45 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 536 | 95.20 | 97.51 | 260 | 10:01 | | 2023 Jan 31, 14:50 | 6906 | 0.0003 | 526 | 530 | 95.19 | 97.47 | 143 | 09:54 | | 2024 Mar 23, 14:43 | 6890 | 0.0003 | 509 | 514 | 94.86 | 97.42 | 255 | 09:36 | | | USA 321 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-002CX 51077 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 1 Life 443 days
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. Caused to re-enter through retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 247 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 24, 18:56 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 521 | 535 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 255 | 10:01 | | 2023 Jan 31, 14:48 | 6906 | 0.0004 | 526 | 530 | 95.19 | 97.47 | 195 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 06, 11:56 | 6889 | 0.0002 | 509 | 512 | 94.83 | 97.48 | 54 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 16, 04:47 | 6841 | 0.0003 | 461 | 465 | 93.86 | 97.47 | 102 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 20, 10:18 | 6821 | 0.0001 | 442 | 444 | 93.44 | 97.47 | 82 | 09:56 | | 2023 Feb 27, 11:41 | 6792 | 0.0002 | 413 | 415 | 92.84 | 97.47 | 90 | 09:57 | | 2023 Mar 06, 11:50 | 6759 | 0.0001 | 380 | 381 | 92.16 | 97.46 | 83 | 09:59 | | | USA 322 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-002CY 51078 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 2 Life 444 days
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. Caused to re-enter through retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 246 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 21, 11:36 | 6906 | 0.0012 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 262 | 10:01 | | 2023 Jan 31, 03:44 | 6906 | 0.0004 | 525 | 531 | 95.19 | 97.47 | 185 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 07, 03:47 | 6885 | 0.0002 | 505 | 509 | 94.76 | 97.47 | 98 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 16, 03:15 | 6841 | 0.0002 | 462 | 465 | 93.86 | 97.47 | 40 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 20, 17:05 | 6821 | 0.0002 | 442 | 444 | 93.45 | 97.47 | 87 | 09:56 | | 2023 Feb 27, 13:10 | 6789 | 0.0002 | 410 | 412 | 92.78 | 97.47 | 64 | 09:57 | | 2023 Mar 06, 11:41 | 6757 | 0.0003 | 376 | 381 | 92.12 | 97.46 | 116 | 09:59 | | | USA 323 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-002CZ 51079 |
Re-entered - 2023 Apr 2 Life 444 days
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. Caused to re-enter through retro-fire. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
2022 Jan 18, 15:22 | 6902 | 0.0014 | 514 | 533 | 95.11 | 97.51 | 246 | 10:01 | | 2022 Jan 25, 10:47 | 6906 | 0.0011 | 520 | 536 | 95.19 | 97.51 | 245 | 10:01 | | 2023 Jan 31, 03:40 | 6906 | 0.0004 | 525 | 531 | 95.19 | 97.47 | 174 | 09:54 | | 2023 Feb 06, 18:13 | 6887 | 0.0002 | 508 | 511 | 94.80 | 97.47 | 111 | 09:53 | | 2023 Feb 13, 15:37 | 6853 | 0.0002 | 474 | 476 | 94.10 | 97.46 | 82 | 09:54 | | 2023 Feb 20, 10:15 | 6821 | 0.0002 | 442 | 444 | 93.44 | 97.46 | 82 | 09:55 | | 2023 Feb 27, 11:30 | 6788 | 0.0002 | 409 | 411 | 92.76 | 97.46 | 94 | 09:56 | | 2023 Mar 06, 11:30 | 6755 | 0.0001 | 376 | 378 | 92.09 | 97.46 | 68 | 09:58 | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 May 27 Life 865 days
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1.5p PocketQube satellite built by AMSAT Spain equipped with a SSTV camera module for Earth observation and an amateur radio package. Weak transmissions detected, indicating the radio aerials did not deploy properly. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 08, 21:57 | 6900 | 0.0014 | 512 | 532 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 173 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 May 23 Life 861 days
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1.5p PocketQube satellite built jointly by AMSAT Spain and a group of European University students. Carries a sample of rock from Lanzarote and an amateur radio payload. Weak transmissions detected, indicating the radio aerials did not deploy properly. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 08, 21:58 | 6900 | 0.0015 | 512 | 533 | 95.08 | 97.52 | 173 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 May 23 Life 861 days
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3U Cubesat from the Space Engineering Research Centre of the University of Southern California. Demonstrator mission for a range of satellite systems. Relesed from ION SCV probably Jan 24 around 06:00 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:01 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 520 | 532 | 95.16 | 97.50 | 148 | | | | VZLUSat 2 (Výzkumný a Zkušební Letecký Ústav Satellite) 2022-002DF 51085 |
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3U Cubesat from the Czech Aerospace Research Centre carrying an Earth imaging system and a range of sensors to study x-rays and gamma radiation. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 26 at 15:02:31 UTC. Initial identification by Nico Janssen - based on radio tracking. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:19 | 6910 | 0.0015 | 521 | 542 | 95.27 | 97.50 | 167 | | | | |
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland testing the performance of space systems in microgravity. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 28 at about 07:30 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:04 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 520 | 532 | 95.15 | 97.50 | 145 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 Apr 29 Life 837 days
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Part of a planned fourteen satellite constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Jan 31. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:13 | 6909 | 0.0014 | 521 | 541 | 95.26 | 97.51 | 164 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 May 4 Life 842 days
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Part of a planned fourteen satellite constellation of Earth imaging satellites. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Feb 3. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 04, 17:09 | 6905 | 0.0011 | 520 | 535 | 95.18 | 97.50 | 145 | | | | |
Re-entered - 2024 May 2 Life 840 days
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3U Cubesat from SatRevolution of Poland. Carries an imaging system and an experimental computer system to process and analyse images onboard the satellite. Released from ION SCV-04 2022 Feb 4. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Feb 10, 19:16 | 6907 | 0.0011 | 521 | 537 | 95.22 | 97.50 | 139 | | | | |
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3p PocketQube satellite from US company Mini-Cubes. Carries an internet comms package. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:30 UTC.
Status unknown. Probably either failed to release from the Falcon 9 or failed to activate. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Gossamer Piccolomini 2022-002xx |
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1U Cubesat from US company Lunasonde for geological studies from orbit. Demonstrator for an eventual constellation. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:28 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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2p PocketQube from Innova Space of Argentina as a demonstrator of the a satellite to provide internet connection. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC.
Status unknown. Probably either failed to release from the Falcon 9 or failed to activate. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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1p PocketQube from PION Labs of Brazil, to demonstrate the satellite design. Carries a receiver transmitter to provide internet connectiona and an amateur radio payload. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:27 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | |
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2p PocketQube satellite. Mission details to follow. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Unicorn 2TA-1 (Tartan Artibeus 1) 2022-002xx |
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1p PocketQube satellite from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Demonstrator for a PocketQube powered by solar cells and testing onboard processing of sensor data. Released from EXOport 6 at 16:24 UTC. |
Orbit parameters awaited | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jan 13 Life <1 day
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Launched Transporter 3 cluster of 105 satellites. Caused to re-enter above the western part of the Indian Ocean at about 18:00 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-006 Atlas V 511 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jan 21, 19:00 | USA 324 (GSSAP 5) 2022-006A 51280 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 22 at 01:35 UTC. Initial orbit based on ULA pre-launch data, others on amateur observations. 'USA' number is out of sequence. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jan 22, 01:36 | 42514 | 0.0007 | 36106 | 36165 | 1453.97 | 0.00 | 351 | 95° west | | | USA 325 (GSSAP 6) 2022-006B 51281 |
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One of a pair of simultaneously-launched Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program satellites to act as a sensor in the US Space Surveillance Network (SSN). It carries an experimental sensor look at objects in geosynchronous orbit with a view to identifying satellites and differentiating between payloads, rocket bodies and debris. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 22 at 01:45 UTC. Initial orbit based on ULA pre-launch data, others on amateur observations. 'USA' number is out of sequence. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jan 22, 01:45 | 42499 | 0.0011 | 36075 | 36168 | 1453.22 | 0.00 | 341 | 95° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-006C 51282 |
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Launched GSSAP 5 & GSSAP 6. Orbit based on ULA data for the Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Currently in an orbit similar to the satellites. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jan 21, 20:14 | 24658 | 0.7320 | 231 | 36329 | 642.25 | 25.97 | 0 | | | |
2022-009 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Feb 2, 20:27 | |
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Government/military imaging reconnaissance satellite. Orbit details are based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | Desc Node Local Time | |
estimated orbit | 6900 | 0.0010 | 515 | 529 | 95.07 | 97.40 | 160 | 12:10 | | 2022 Apr 08, 23:12 | 6885 | 0.0023 | 491 | 522 | 94.75 | 97.40 | 33 | 12:08 | | 2022 Jul 31, 22:49 | 6881 | 0.0021 | 489 | 518 | 94.68 | 97.40 | 12 | 12:06 | | 2022 Sep 01, 20:37 | 6881 | 0.0020 | 489 | 516 | 94.67 | 97.41 | 268 | 12:06 | | 2023 Mar 12, 23:03 | 6875 | 0.0012 | 489 | 505 | 94.55 | 97.41 | 90 | 12:05 | | 2023 Aug 14, 23:21 | 6875 | 0.0003 | 495 | 499 | 94.56 | 97.41 | 68 | 12:05 | | 2024 May 14, 22:18 | 6882 | 0.0010 | 497 | 510 | 94.69 | 97.42 | 166 | 12:02 | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Feb 2 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 326. Caused to re-enter with any surviving fragments hitting the Pacific Ocean near 42° north, 142° west at about 22:05 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-040 Falcon 9 Block 5 Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Apr 17, 13:13 | USA 327 (NOSS 3-9 p/l 1?, Intruder?) 2022-040A 52259 |
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Navy Ocean Surveillance Satellite (NOSS)? An expected companion satellite to create a twin satellite formation did not materialise - unclear whether this was by design or error. Orbits based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Apr 22, 23:14 | 7486 | 0.0134 | 1008 | 1208 | 107.43 | 63.45 | 179 | | | 2022 Aug 16, 19:57 | 7486 | 0.0128 | 1012 | 1204 | 107.43 | 63.44 | 178 | | | 2022 Aug 21, 19:54 | 7484 | 0.0123 | 1015 | 1198 | 107.40 | 63.44 | 178 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 327. Directed to a destructive re-entry above the eastern Pacific Ocean about 140 minutes after lift-off. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-064 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jun 19, 04:27 | Globalstar-2 M087 (Globalstar-2 FM-15) 2022-064A 52888 |
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Part of constellation of satellites providing on-demand telephone and low-speed data communications. Held as a ground spare for more than ten years after launch of the earlier constellation of Globalstar satellites. Released from the launch vehicle at 06:20 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 20, 16:03 | 7497 | 0.0009 | 1111 | 1125 | 107.66 | 51.98 | 319 | | | 2022 Jul 17, 06:30 | 7497 | 0.0010 | 1111 | 1126 | 107.66 | 51.97 | 27 | | | | USA 328 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-064B 52889 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:43 | 6903 | 0.0011 | 518 | 533 | 95.14 | 53.01 | 214 | | | | USA 329 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-064C 52890 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:43 | 6903 | 0.0010 | 519 | 532 | 95.14 | 53.02 | 227 | | | | USA 330 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-064D 52891 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 22, 22:44 | 6903 | 0.0009 | 519 | 531 | 95.14 | 53.00 | 296 | | | 2022 Jul 02, 09:21 | 6904 | 0.0008 | 521 | 531 | 95.15 | 53.00 | 333 | | | | USA 331 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2022-064E 52892 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Jun 25, 09:24 | 6904 | 0.0003 | 524 | 528 | 95.15 | 53.01 | 354 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Jun 19 Life <1 day
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Launched Globalstar FM-15 and four US government Starshield satellites. Directed to destructive re-entry above the eastern Pacific Ocean at around 07:45 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-073 Atlas V 541 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Jul 1, 23:15 | USA 332 (Wide Field of View Testbed) 2022-073A 52940 |
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Testbed for sensors to be employed in the next generation of missile detection satellite that will replace the Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS). Released from the launch vehicle Jul 2, 05:04 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on information from ULA then, Jul 17, Space-Track started issuing orbit data with initial hint that orbit was raised around Jul 7. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 02, 05:24 | 42513 | 0.0007 | 36106 | 36164 | 1453.95 | 0.00 | 201 | 99° east | | 2022 Jul 17, 17:11 | 42668 | 0.0012 | 36240 | 36340 | 1461.89 | 0.05 | 126 | 18° east | | 2022 Jul 24, 03:43 | 42668 | 0.0012 | 36238 | 36341 | 1461.87 | 0.05 | 150 | 23° west | | 2022 Aug 01, 14:50 | 42668 | 0.0013 | 36237 | 36344 | 1461.90 | 0.07 | 154 | 77° west | | 2022 Aug 05, 00:07 | 42669 | 0.0012 | 36238 | 36343 | 1461.91 | 0.08 | 153 | 98° west | | 2022 Aug 13, 08:40 | 42668 | 0.0012 | 36238 | 36342 | 1461.90 | 0.09 | 167 | 152° west | | 2022 Aug 18, 17:56 | 42670 | 0.0012 | 36239 | 36344 | 1461.97 | 0.11 | 168 | 174° east | | 2022 Aug 26, 11:42 | 42518 | 0.0001 | 36138 | 36143 | 1454.20 | 0.12 | 209 | 134° east | | 2022 Aug 29, 22:34 | 42375 | 0.0001 | 35992 | 36001 | 1446.84 | 0.14 | 169 | 123° east | | 2022 Aug 31, 12:10 | 42267 | 0.0026 | 35781 | 35997 | 1441.32 | 0.14 | 255 | 120° east | | 2022 Sep 01, 15:33 | 42164 | 0.0001 | 35783 | 35788 | 1436.04 | 0.13 | 170 | 119° east | | 2023 Jul 25, 14:05 | 42164 | 0.0004 | 35771 | 35802 | 1436.07 | 0.98 | 54 | 119° east | | | USA 333 (USSF-12 Ring) 2022-073B 52941 |
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EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) hosting a quantity of secret test/demonstration payloads. Released from the launch vehicle Jul 2, 05:20 UTC. The first orbit listed is an estimate based on information from ULA. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Jul 02, 05:24 | 42624 | 0.0018 | 36167 | 36323 | 1459.60 | 0.01 | 172 | 99° east | | | |
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Small satellite, possibly a Cubesat (3U or 6U?) with classified payload. Probably released from USA 333 mid-August. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-073C 52942 |
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Launched WFOV Testbed and USSF-12 Ring. Orbit raised after releasing satellites. Estimated orbits based on ULA information, all others are from amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 6870 | 0.0287 | 295 | 689 | 94.46 | 28.20 | 180 | | | estimated orbit | 42624 | 0.0018 | 36167 | 36323 | 1459.60 | 0.01 | 172 | | | 2022 Aug 23, 02:52 | 44499 | 0.0436 | 36181 | 40061 | 1556.99 | 0.09 | 9 | | | |
2022-079 Electron (Wise One Looks Ahead, NRO L-162) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2022 Jul 13, 06:30 | |
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Satellite built for US National Reconnaissance Office launched as NRO L-162 mission. Precise purpose not known but probably Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle around 07:30 UTC. Launched 90 mins into two hour window with delay due to weather. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron second stage 2022-079B 53103 |
Re-entered - 2022 Oct 2 Life 81 days
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Launched USA 334. Orbit classified as 'Secret' until 2022 September 19. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Sep 19, 09:53 | 6683 | 0.0108 | 233 | 377 | 90.62 | 40.05 | 88 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2022-079C 53104 |
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Launched USA 334. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2022-091 Electron (Antipodean Adventure, NRO L-199) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, New Zealand | 2022 Aug 4, 05:00 | |
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Satellite built for US National Reconnaissance Office launched as NRO L-199 mission. Precise purpose not known but probably Earth observation. Released from launch vehicle around 06:00 UTC and aimed at orbit around 70° inclination. Launched at the opening of a two hour window. Orbit data based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Sep 20, 19:38 | 7014 | 0.0011 | 628 | 644 | 97.43 | 70.02 | 329 | | | | Electron second stage 2022-091B 53353 |
Re-entered - 2022 Oct 20 Life 77 days
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Launched USA 335. Orbit data based on amateur observation. On launch date, apogee was about 640 km. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Sep 11, 03:11 | 6796 | 0.0279 | 228 | 607 | 92.92 | 70.02 | 203 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2022-091C 53354 |
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Launched USA 335. Orbit data based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Sep 11, 19:42 | 7015 | 0.0005 | 633 | 640 | 97.45 | 70.00 | 22 | | | |
2022-092 Atlas V 421 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2022 Aug 4, 10:29 | USA 336 (SBIRS GEO 6) 2022-092A 53355 |
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Missile launch detection satellite for the Space-Based Infra Red System with a combination of scanning and staring sensors. A scanning sensor is designed to provide a wide area view in search of missile launches, satellite re-entries and natural terrestrial events, while a staring sensor is designed to observe areas of particular interest with enhanced sensitivity. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2022 Aug 05, 18:00 | 26652 | 0.5651 | 5214 | 35334 | 721.71 | 17.53 | 178 | | | 2022 Aug 11, 15:34 | 34705 | 0.2018 | 21323 | 35331 | 1072.36 | 9.08 | 178 | | | 2022 Aug 15, 15:24 | 41914 | 0.0047 | 35340 | 35731 | 1423.29 | 6.58 | 358 | 153° west | | 2022 Aug 16, 08:15 | 41894 | 0.0043 | 35334 | 35697 | 1422.28 | 6.59 | 354 | 150° west | | 2022 Aug 17, 15:32 | 42106 | 0.0007 | 35700 | 35756 | 1433.10 | 6.58 | 166 | 148° west | | 2022 Aug 22, 12:38 | 42128 | 0.0007 | 35720 | 35781 | 1434.24 | 6.57 | 137 | 145° west | | 2022 Aug 25, 12:01 | 42168 | 0.0002 | 35781 | 35798 | 1436.24 | 6.57 | 334 | 145° west | | 2023 Jul 26, 14:48 | 42164 | 0.0013 | 35729 | 35842 | 1436.04 | 5.86 | 176 | 145° west | | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2022-092B 53356 |
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Launched SBIRS GEO 6. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Aug 05, 04:38 | 26648 | 0.5655 | 5202 | 35338 | 721.53 | 16.48 | 176 | | | |
2022-117 Delta 4 Heavy Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2022 Sep 24, 22:25 | USA 338 (KH-11 Block-5 F-3/Crystal?) 2022-117A 53883 |
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KH-11 reconnaissance satellite. Orbital elements not released by Spacetrack so parameters are based on work by amateur observers. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2022 Sep 26, 08:54 | 6766 | 0.0008 | 382 | 393 | 92.30 | 73.57 | 25 | | | 2022 Sep 28, 12:48 | 6784 | 0.0012 | 398 | 414 | 92.69 | 73.58 | 5 | | | | Delta 4 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2022 Sep 24 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 338. Caused to re-enter above the eastern Pacific Ocean Sep 25 around 00:00 UTC |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2022-144 Falcon Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2022 Nov 1, 13:41 | LDPE 2/ESPA 2 (Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter) 2022-144A 54219 |
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Secondary satellite carried on the USSF-44 mission. Platform built by Northrop Grumman carrying a number of undisclosed payloads that may include one or more small satellites. Probably separated from launch vehicle as it climbed to graveyard orbit. |
Near-geosynchronous altitude - parameters awaited | | USA 339 (USSF-44 main payload) 2022-144B 54220 |
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Primary payload of the USSF-44 mission, details are classified secret but it may have a communications mission. Probably separated from launch vehicle ~19:40 UTC. Aimed at an unannounced geosynchronous location. |
Geosynchronous orbit - location unknown | | USA 340 (Tetra 1) 2022-144E 55138 |
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Demonstrator for satellite systems for use at geosynchronous orbital altitude including communications systems and clandestine observation of activities on the Earth's surface. TETRA may be an acronym but the meaning is unknown. Association with USA 340 is uncertain, TETRA may be USA 341. Probably released from ESPA 2 within days of launch. Catalogued 2023 January 10 and first unclassified orbit data was released 2023 Mar 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Mar 28, 12:53 | 42291 | 0.0008 | 35881 | 35944 | 1442.54 | 2.24 | 256 | 31° east | | 2023 May 16, 18:20 | 42229 | 0.0000 | 35850 | 35851 | 1439.35 | 3.02 | 88 | 49° west | | 2023 Jun 16, 15:49 | 42374 | 0.0001 | 35992 | 36000 | 1446.79 | 3.21 | 124 | 85° west | | 2023 Jul 20, 17:39 | 42229 | 0.0000 | 35850 | 35851 | 1439.37 | 3.19 | 251 | 131° west | | 2023 Aug 02, 11:21 | 42067 | 0.0003 | 35677 | 35701 | 1431.12 | 3.20 | 158 | 132° west | | 2023 Aug 25, 07:55 | 42062 | 0.0006 | 35659 | 35709 | 1430.85 | 3.28 | 278 | 103° west | | | |
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Probably a demonstrator for satellite systems for use at geosynchronous orbital altitude including communications systems and clandestine observation of activities on the Earth's surface. Probably released from ESPA 2 within days of launch. Catalogued 2023 January 14. |
Near-geosynchronous altitude - parameters awaited | | LINUSS 1 (Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System) 2022-144G 55246 |
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12U Cubesat (4x3) - one of a pair carried on the USSF-44 mission. Demonstrator mission with re-configurable software to control how its imaging/detector system works and equipped with a low thrust engine to control its orbit. Probably released from ESPA 2 within days of launch but not catalogued 2023 until January 14. First orbit data released 2023 March 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 28, 01:37 | 42509 | 0.0011 | 36085 | 36176 | 1453.71 | 2.52 | 298 | | | | LINUSS 2 (Lockheed Martin In-space Upgrade Satellite System) 2022-144H 55247 |
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12U Cubesat (4x3) - one of a pair carried on the USSF-44 mission. Demonstrator mission with re-configurable software to control how its imaging/detector system works and equipped with a low thrust engine to control its orbit. Probably released from ESPA 2 within days of launch but not catalogued 2023 until January 14. First orbit data released 2023 March 28. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 24, 03:43 | 42509 | 0.0009 | 36091 | 36171 | 1453.74 | 2.51 | 299 | | | | |
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Mission details awaited. Probably a Cubesat released from LDPE 2 (2022-144A), possibly during 2023 April but may have been earlier. |
Near-geosynchronous altitude - parameters awaited | | Falcon 9 third stage 2022-144C 54221 |
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Launched USA 339 and other payloads. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Mar 28, 02:18 | 42783 | 0.0053 | 36179 | 36630 | 1467.78 | 3.10 | 195 | | | |
2023-008 Falcon Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Jan 15, 22:56 | USA 342 (Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM 2, CBAS 2) 2023-008A 55263 |
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Primary payload of the USSF-67 mission. US military comsat to supplement the fixed comsat network and provide specialised comms to US armed forces in the field. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 16, ~05:00 UTC. Aimed at an unannounced geosynchronous location. The first orbit listed is based on information provided by Space-Track and SpaceX. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2023 Jan 16, 05:00 | 41603 | 0.0006 | 35199 | 35251 | 1407.50 | 0.06 | 0 | 115° east | | 2023 Jan 18, 21:30 | 41635 | 0.0002 | 35248 | 35265 | 1409.11 | 0.05 | 262 | 130° east | | 2023 Jan 31, 12:51 | 41813 | 0.0003 | 35420 | 35449 | 1418.15 | 0.04 | 6 | 146° west | | 2023 Feb 03, 13:41 | 41934 | 0.0009 | 35520 | 35592 | 1424.35 | 0.02 | 60 | 136° west | | 2023 Feb 06, 12:00 | 42131 | 0.0003 | 35740 | 35766 | 1434.38 | 0.01 | 164 | 131° west | | 2023 Feb 09, 23:58 | 42164 | 0.0002 | 35777 | 35794 | 1436.05 | 0.02 | 20 | 130° west | | | LDPE 3A (Long Duration Propulsive Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Secondary Payload Adapter) 2023-008B 55264 |
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Secondary satellite carried on the USSF-67 mission. Platform built by Northrop Grumman carrying five USSF payloads and possible payloads from other US government/military agencies. Payloads include two small satellites - WASSAT and Catcher. Separated from launch vehicle Jan 16, ~05:00 UTC. Orbital data not available for the period prior to March 28 but the initial orbit parameters can be derived from published Space-Track data. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
estimated orbit | 41628 | 0.0000 | 35248 | 35251 | 1408.74 | 0.20 | 262 | | | 2023 Mar 28, 14:55 | 41972 | 0.0001 | 35592 | 35597 | 1426.29 | 0.10 | 132 | | | 2023 Apr 19, 20:34 | 42351 | 0.0001 | 35970 | 35976 | 1445.63 | 0.16 | 318 | | | 2023 May 21, 21:17 | 42279 | 0.0001 | 35899 | 35903 | 1441.95 | 0.24 | 77 | | | | Falcon 9 third stage 2023-008C 55265 |
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Launched USSF-67 mission. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | |
2023-009 Falcon 9 Block 5 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jan 18, 12:24 | USA 343 (GPS IIIA SV06) 2023-009A 55268 |
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Block 3 GPS Navsat. Released from launch vehicle at 13:53 UTC. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2023 Jan 18, 15:07 | 16655 | 0.5936 | 391 | 20162 | 356.51 | 55.01 | 270 | | | 2023 Jan 31, 17:31 | 26559 | 0.0008 | 20160 | 20202 | 717.92 | 55.08 | 100 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
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Launched USA 343. Caused to re-enter after releasing satellite, about seven hours or 1.5 circuits of the Earth. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2023-089 Delta 4 Heavy (NROL-68) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Jun 22, 09:18 | USA 345 (Mentor 9, Advanced Orion 9) 2023-089A 57099 |
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US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | | Delta 4 upper stage 2023-089B 57100 |
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Launched USA 345 |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | |
2023-140 Atlas V 551 (NRO L-57) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2023 Sep 10, 12:47 | USA 346 (Silent Barker 1) 2023-140A 57836 |
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Designed to observe, track, monitor and disable other countries' satellites in geosynchronous orbit. One of three simultaneously-launched satellites. Orbit parameters are classified 'secret'. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | | USA 347 (Silent Barker 2) 2023-140B 57837 |
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Designed to observe, track, monitor and disable other countries' satellites in geosynchronous orbit. One of three simultaneously-launched satellites. Orbit parameters are classified 'secret'. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | | USA 348 (Silent Barker 3) 2023-140C 57838 |
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Designed to observe, track, monitor and disable other countries' satellites in geosynchronous orbit. One of three simultaneously-launched satellites. Orbit parameters are classified 'secret'. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | | Atlas V upper stage (Centaur) 2023-140D 57839 |
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Launched USA 346, 347 & 348. Orbit parameters are classified 'secret'. |
Geosynchronous Drift Orbit - parameters awaited | |
2023-210 Falcon 9 Heavy Kennedy Space Center | 2023 Dec 29, 01:07 | USA 349 (OTV-7, X-37B) 2023-210A 58666 |
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Flight of USAF/Boeing X-37B space plane. Mission not disclosed. Located on orbit by amateur visual observer Tomi Simola 2024 February. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Feb 08, 17:51 | 25959 | 0.7418 | 323 | 38838 | 693.73 | 59.12 | 167 | | | | Falcon 9 upper stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2023 Dec 29 Life <1 day
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Launched USA 349. Caused to re-enter near 42° north, 144° west at about 13:00 UTC on the day of launch. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2024-050 Falcon 9 Block 5 (Starlink Group 7-16) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2024 Mar 19, 02:28 | Starlink 31659 2024-050A 59254 |
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One member of a simultaneously-launched cluster of twenty V2 Mini LEO Broadband communications satellites from SpaceX aimed ultimately at 550 km altitude. Separated from launch vehicle at 03:30 UTC.
All satellites expected to be injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Mar 25, 20:00 | 6707 | 0.0001 | 328 | 329 | 91.10 | 53.17 | 81 | | | | USA 350 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2024-050X 59274 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | USA 351 (Starshield Demonstrator?) 2024-050Y 59275 |
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US government/military satellite, probably operated by, or for, the National Reconnaissance Office - SpaceX Starshield satellite that provides a hosting platform for a variety missions and uses the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Purpose unknown. Not originally declared in the manifest for this launch. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2024 Mar 19 Life <1 day
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Launched twenty Starlink and two Starshield satellites. Caused to re-enter above the central Pacific Ocean at about 04:15 UTC after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
2024-053 Electron (Live And Let Fly, NRO L-123) Rocket Lab Launch Complex, Wallops Island | 2024 Mar 21, 07:25 | |
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Small satellite launched under National Reconnaissance Office 'Rapid Acquisition of a Small Rocket' initiative. Mission details not available but it is related to intelligence-gathering. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Mola (Sunfish) 2024-053B 59289 |
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6U Cubesat from the US Naval Postgraduate School, equipped with an imaging system and a cluster of LEDs for use in optical tracking of the satellite from the ground. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Apr 17, 18:02 | 6891 | 0.0006 | 509 | 517 | 94.89 | 50.00 | 1 | | | | Aerocube 16A 2024-053C 59290 |
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6U Cubesat, one of a pair carried on the same launch, equipped to demonstrate 'Flashlight' - a high-speed inter-satellite laser communications system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Apr 17, 13:08 | 6890 | 0.0004 | 509 | 514 | 94.85 | 50.00 | 339 | | | | Aerocube 16B 2024-053D 59291 |
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6U Cubesat, one of a pair carried on the same launch, equipped to demonstrate 'Flashlight' - a high-speed inter-satellite laser communications system. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 Apr 17, 03:39 | 6890 | 0.0003 | 510 | 515 | 94.87 | 50.01 | 333 | | | | Electron third stage (kick stage) 2024-053E 59292 |
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Launched USA 352 and other satellites.
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Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | | Electron second stage 2024-053F 59293 |
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Launched USA 352 and other satellites.
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Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2024-067 Delta 4 Heavy (NRO L-70) Cape Canaveral Space Force Station | 2024 Apr 9, 16:53 | USA 353 (Mentor 10, Advanced Orion 10) 2024-067A 59453 |
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US government signals intelligence gathering (SIGINT) satellite. programme name and purpose to be confirmed. Separated from the launch vehicle in geosynchronous drift orbit. Orbit details based on amateur observation. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | GEO Longitude | |
2024 Apr 13, 19:20 | 42211 | 0.0000 | 35832 | 35834 | 1438.47 | 7.97 | 135 | 96° east | | | Delta 4 upper stage 2024-067B 59454 |
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Launched USA 353. |
Orbit classified as 'Secret' - data withheld | |
2024-096 Falcon 9 Block 5 (NRO L-146) Vandenberg Space Force Base | 2024 May 22, 08:00 | USA 354 (Starshield) 2024-096A 59814 |
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One of a simultaneously-launched group of twenty one US government imaging reconnaissance satellites. Design is related the SpaceX Starlink V2 mini satellite and provides a hosting platform for a variety of missions, possibly using the Starlink infrastructure for communications. Missions are a step forward from the likes of the single KH-11 concept where a large constellation will provide 24 hour global coverage. Orbit based on amateur observation.
All satellites injected initially into similar orbits at about 300 km altitude. |
epoch (UTC) | s-m axis ( km ) | ecc | perigee ( km ) | apogee ( km ) | period ( min ) | incl ( ° ) | ω ( ° ) | | |
2024 May 26, 21:54 | 6690 | 0.0003 | 310 | 314 | 90.76 | 69.94 | 74 | | | | Falcon 9 second stage uncatalogued |
Re-entered - 2024 May 23 Life 1 day
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Launched multiple satellites in the NRO L-146 cluster. Caused to re-enter above the southern Pacific Ocean about two hours after lift-off and after releasing the satellites. |
Not Catalogued - orbit parameters unavailable | |
Page date: 2024 May 24
Orbits updated: 2024 Jun 03
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