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NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251), 39741

Orbit data source: Space-Track

NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251), 39741 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Sat, 17 May 2014 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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

39741, 2014-026A

Orbit

MEO

Country

US

Related business

United States Space Force (US)

Manufacturer

Boeing/ES

Mission

Operational Defense Navigation

Bus & Motor

GPS IIF, AOCS

Mass

1,630 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

2014-05-17 (12 years ago)

Launch vehicle

DELTA 4M+(4,2)

Launch site

Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Box + 2 Pan, 9.0 m

Radar Cross Section

13.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 1 day ago

TLE from 1 day ago

0 NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251)
1 39741U 14026A   26047.30556815 -.00000074  00000-0  00000-0 0  9991
2 39741  56.5544 336.2266 0039999 323.5468  36.2021  2.00569839 86115

Epoch: 2026-02-16T07:20Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-02-16T07:20:01.088Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

79.91313°

Altitude

20,096.167 km

Speed

3.887 km/s

True Right ascension

22h 24m 52s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

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

18:20:47

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,287.839 km

Perigee altitude

20,075.367 km

Semi-major axis

26,559.74 km

Eccentricity

0.004

Inclination

56.5544°

RAAN

336.2266°

Arg. of periapsis

323.5468°

True anomaly

36.47392°

Mean anomaly

36.2021°

Eccentric anomaly

36.3379°

Mean motion

0.50143 °/min

Orbital period

717.95 mins

BSTAR

0

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Other satellites on launch #26 in the year 2014 (2014-05-17 UTC)

DELTA 4 R/B, 39742

DELTA 4 DEB, 39757 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40003 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40005 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40004 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40009 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39760 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39754 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39758 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40008 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39755 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 40007 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39759 (Decayed)

DELTA 4 DEB, 39756 (Decayed)

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NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251) Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
330 mins	2026-02-17 18:10:46.090Z	178.075° S	2026-02-17 20:45:46.090Z	102.829° ESE	44.279°	2026-02-17 23:40:46.090Z	60.729° ENE

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Check out NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251), 39741 on other resources

View NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251), 39741 on NASA - NSSDCA Website

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View NAVSTAR 70 (USA 251), 39741 on Celestrak

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