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USA 308, 45876

Orbit data source: McCants

USA 308, 45876 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 308 details

Identifier	45876, 2020-046D
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 308
1 45876U 20046D   23073.79575234 0.00128000  00000-0  51918-2 0    09
2 45876  53.9670   2.4862 0000264 308.9066  50.7384 15.24118401    02

Epoch: 2023-03-14T19:05Z

Definitive object data (Epoch: 2023-03-14T19:05:53.002Z)

Latitude	-0.36901°
Longitude	-96.39387°
Altitude	494.351 km
Speed	7.619 km/s
True Right ascension	00h 08m 52s
True Declination	0° 22' 00"
Sunlit	Object was in daylight 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	493.742 km
Perigee altitude	493.379 km
Semi-major axis	6,871.697 km
Eccentricity	0.0000264
Inclination	53.967°
RAAN	2.4862°
Arg. of periapsis	308.9066°
True anomaly	50.74074°
Mean anomaly	50.7384°
Eccentric anomaly	50.73957°
Mean motion	3.81019 °/min
BSTAR	0.0051918
Orbital period	94.48 mins