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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). 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

40534, 2015-013A

Orbit

MEO

Last TLE update

16 hours ago

Origin

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)

2015-03-25 (10 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, 18 m

Radar Cross Section

13.960 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 16 hours ago

0 NAVSTAR 73 (USA 260)
1 40534U 15013A   25183.55814930  .00000046  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990
2 40534  53.2337 218.6419 0099187  35.2101 325.5039  2.00572391 74814

Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:23Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2025-07-02T13:23:44.099Z)

Latitude

-0.00004°

Longitude

96.88202°

Altitude

19,965.398 km

Speed

3.906 km/s

True Right ascension

14h 34m 36s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

Visualization orbit readout

Latitude

46.9268°

Longitude

-136.11946°

Altitude

20,134.49 km

Speed

3.882 km/s

Apparent Right ascension

00h 02m 19s

Apparent Declination

38° 48' 15"

Sunlit

Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time

16:51:27

Azimuth

49.555° ENE

Elevation

12.723°

Doppler factor

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

20,444.951 km

Perigee altitude

19,918.076 km

Semi-major axis

26,559.65 km

Eccentricity

0.00992

Inclination

53.2337°

RAAN

218.6419°

Arg. of periapsis

35.2101°

True anomaly

Unknown

Mean anomaly

325.5039°

Eccentric anomaly

Unknown

Mean motion

0.50143 °/min

Orbital period

717.95 mins

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Other satellites on launch #13 in the year 2015 (2015-03-25 UTC)

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

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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.
6 mins	2025-07-03 05:06:00.378Z	49.574° ENE	2025-07-03 05:06:00.378Z	49.574° ENE	12.415°	2025-07-03 05:12:00.378Z	50.071° ENE
133 mins	2025-07-03 16:33:00.378Z	319.131° NNW	2025-07-03 17:37:00.378Z	294.34° NW	17.561°	2025-07-03 18:46:00.378Z	265.56° W
287 mins	2025-07-04 00:19:00.378Z	161.992° S	2025-07-04 02:43:00.378Z	94.923° ESE	40.15°	2025-07-04 05:06:00.378Z	49.903° ENE

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