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USA 97, 22915

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 97, 22915 is an American payload satellite in GEO that was launched on Sun, 28 Nov 1993 UTC via an ATLAS II launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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USA 97 details

Identifier	22915, 1993-074A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	1 day ago
Origin	AFSMC/DISA (US)
Manufacturer	MM/Valley Forge
Mission	Non-operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	DSCS III, AOCS
Mass	~1,232 kg wet, ~900 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	1993-11-28 (31 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS II
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Hex Poly + 2 Pan, 1.93 m
Radar Cross Section	8.439 m²

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 USA 97
1 22915U 93074A   25035.28337275 -.00000241  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 22915  13.3247  18.9058 0005300 354.0654   6.2979  0.98535548 19995

Epoch: 2025-02-04T06:48Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2025-02-04T06:48:03.405Z)

Latitude	0.07763°
Longitude	142.57002°
Altitude	36,257.576 km
Speed	3.058 km/s
True Right ascension	01h 17m 06s
True Declination	0° 04' 39"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	-1.33182°
Longitude	136.6063°
Altitude	36,257.73 km
Speed	3.058 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	00h 31m 20s
Apparent Declination	-6° 23' 39"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	08:46:48
Azimuth	288.115° WNW
Elevation	-29.75°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,304.044 km
Perigee altitude	36,258.825 km
Semi-major axis	42,659.572 km
Eccentricity	0.00053
Inclination	13.3247°
RAAN	18.9058°
Arg. of periapsis	354.0654°
True anomaly	6.30457°
Mean anomaly	6.2979°
Eccentric anomaly	6.30123°
Mean motion	0.24633 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1461.45 mins