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USA 164, 27168

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 164, 27168 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 14 Jan 2002 UTC via a TITAN 401B/CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

27168, 2002-001A

Orbit

GEO

Country

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

LMMS/Sunnyvale

Mission

Operational Defense Communications

Bus & Motor

MILSTAR, AOCS

Mass

4,500 kg wet, ~4,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2002-01-14 (24 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN 401B/CENTAUR

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Truss + 1 Ant, 17.5 m

Radar Cross Section

74.603 m²

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TLE from 1 day ago

0 USA 164
1 27168U 02001A   25292.98452208  .00000100  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 27168  10.8921  23.2997 0096435   2.3433  16.4823  1.00272739 30559

Epoch: 2025-10-19T23:37Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-10-19T23:37:42.707Z)

Latitude

3.55832°

Longitude

18.98079°

Altitude

35,393.671 km

Speed

3.103 km/s

True Right ascension

02h 48m 24s

True Declination

3° 33' 17"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

19:47:52

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

36,193.965 km

Perigee altitude

35,380.719 km

Semi-major axis

42,165.479 km

Eccentricity

0.00964

Inclination

10.8921°

RAAN

23.2997°

Arg. of periapsis

2.3433°

True anomaly

16.79949°

Mean anomaly

16.4823°

Eccentric anomaly

16.64053°

Mean motion

0.25067 °/min

Orbital period

1,436.13 mins

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USA 164, 27168

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