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MUOS 5, 41622

Orbit data source: Space-Track

MUOS 5, 41622 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR Pacific (US) in GEO that was launched on Fri, 24 Jun 2016 UTC via an ATLAS V 551 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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MUOS 5 details

Identifier	41622, 2016-041A
Orbit	GEO
Last TLE update	2 days ago
Origin	SPAWAR Pacific (US)
Manufacturer	LMSS/LMCSS
Mission	Operational Defense Communications
Bus & Motor	A2100, BT-4
Mass	6,800 kg wet, 3,800 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2016-06-24 (9 years ago)
Launch vehicle	ATLAS V 551
Launch site	Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan + 1 Dish, 28.7 m
Radar Cross Section	71.298 m², Large (>1 m²)

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TLE from 2 days ago

0 MUOS 5
1 41622U 16041A   24360.00811723 -.00000106  00000-0  00000-0 0  9992
2 41622   3.4285 296.8512 0196916 258.1600 156.9954  1.00272417 31687

Epoch: 2024-12-25T00:11Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-25T00:11:41.328Z)

Latitude	2.84692°
Longitude	-104.12063°
Altitude	36,548.712 km
Speed	3.02 km/s
True Right ascension	23h 31m 14s
True Declination	2° 50' 39"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight at TLE epoch

Visualization TLE readout

Latitude	1.90862°
Longitude	-126.12932°
Altitude	36,368.921 km
Speed	3.033 km/s
Apparent Right ascension	22h 04m 05s
Apparent Declination	-4° 00' 19"
Sunlit	Object is in daylight

Visualization observer readout

Local Sidereal Time	21:56:18
Azimuth	177.204° S
Elevation	46.042°
Doppler factor	1

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	36,617.792 km
Perigee altitude	34,957.175 km
Semi-major axis	42,165.62 km
Eccentricity	0.0196916
Inclination	3.4285°
RAAN	296.8512°
Arg. of periapsis	258.16°
True anomaly	157.85766°
Mean anomaly	156.9954°
Eccentric anomaly	157.42846°
Mean motion	0.25067 °/min
BSTAR	Unknown
Orbital period	1436.14 mins