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USA 306, 45874

Orbit data source: McCants

USA 306, 45874 is a payload satellite owned by NRO (US) in LEO that was launched on Wed, 15 Jul 2020 UTC via an MINOTAUR IV launch vehicle from the Wallops Island (WLPIS). 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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USA 306 details

Identifier	45874, 2020-046B
Orbit	LEO
Last TLE update	2 years ago
Origin	NRO (US)
Manufacturer	BALL?
Mission	Operational Defense Classified
Bus & Motor	BCP-2000?, AOCS
Mass	~250 kg wet, ~200 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)	2020-07-15 (4 years ago)
Launch vehicle	MINOTAUR IV
Launch site	Wallops Island (WLPIS)
Object type	Payload Rocket body Debris
Shape & HBR	Box + 2 Pan, 10 m
Radar Cross Section	16.139 m²

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TLE from 2 years ago

USA 306
1 45874U 20046B   23046.23078103 0.00085000  00000-0  39492-2 0    04
2 45874  53.9740 122.7110 0017182 197.2203 162.7796 15.19364789    06

Epoch: 2023-02-15T05:32Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2023-02-15T05:32:19.48Z)

Latitude	-0.03466°
Longitude	-105.36817°
Altitude	520.049 km
Speed	7.598 km/s
True Right ascension	08h 10m 44s
True Declination	0° 02' 04"
Sunlit	Object was in full shadow at TLE epoch

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Visualization observer readout

Observer readout values are unavailable because the object's trajectory could not be propagated. This is usually caused when the trajectory data is faulty or the object's orbit has decayed.

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude	519.716 km
Perigee altitude	496.053 km
Semi-major axis	6,886.021 km
Eccentricity	0.0017182
Inclination	53.974°
RAAN	122.711°
Arg. of periapsis	197.2203°
True anomaly	162.83777°
Mean anomaly	162.7796°
Eccentric anomaly	162.8087°
Mean motion	3.79831 °/min
BSTAR	0.0039492
Orbital period	94.78 mins