NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260), 40534
Orbit data source: Space-Track
NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260), 40534 is a payload satellite owned by USAF SMC (US) in MEO that was launched on Wed, 25 Mar 2015 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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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NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260) details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | MEO |
| Last TLE update | 11 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | Boeing/ES |
| Mission | Operational Defense Navigation |
| Bus & Motor | GPS IIF, AOCS |
| Mass | 1,630 kg wet, ~1,500 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Box + 2 Pan, 18 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 13.960 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 11 hours ago
0 NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260)
1 40534U 15013A 24361.09353418 .00000072 00000-0 00000-0 0 9994
2 40534 53.2818 226.4472 0096254 33.2031 327.4833 2.00554149 71031Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:14Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T02:14:41.353Z)
| Latitude | -0.00002° |
| Longitude | 97.70877° |
| Altitude | 19,968.346 km |
| Speed | 3.905 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 15h 05m 50s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | -23.37233° |
| Longitude | 78.91457° |
| Altitude | 20,070.657 km |
| Speed | 3.891 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 14h 08m 54s |
| Apparent Declination | -36° 26' 24" |
| Sunlit | Object is in daylight |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:35:59 |
| Azimuth | 161.159° S |
| Elevation | 10.711° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 20,438.785 km |
| Perigee altitude | 19,927.459 km |
| Semi-major axis | 26,561.259 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0096254 |
| Inclination | 53.2818° |
| RAAN | 226.4472° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 33.2031° |
| True anomaly | 326.88433° |
| Mean anomaly | 327.4833° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 327.18442° |
| Mean motion | 0.50138 °/min |
| BSTAR | Unknown |
| Orbital period | 718.01 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 2015 (2015-03-25 UTC)
| NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260), 40534 |
| DELTA 4 R/B, 40535 |
| DELTA 4 DEB, 40597 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 4 DEB, 40598 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 4 DEB, 40599 (Decayed) |
| DELTA 4 DEB, 40649 |
NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260) Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288 mins | 2024-12-26 13:14:20.914Z | 161.167° S | 2024-12-26 15:37:20.914Z | 95.077° ESE | 39.927° | 2024-12-26 18:02:20.914Z | 49.616° ENE |
| 137 mins | 2024-12-27 05:22:20.914Z | 319.455° NNW | 2024-12-27 06:28:20.914Z | 294.001° NW | 18.09° | 2024-12-27 07:39:20.914Z | 264.312° W |
| 4 mins | 2024-12-27 13:10:20.914Z | 161.178° S | 2024-12-27 13:14:20.914Z | 160.303° S | 11.893° | 2024-12-27 13:14:20.914Z | 160.303° S |
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