Satellites/NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203)

NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203)

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number

34661

COSPAR ID

2009-014A

Launched

2009-03-24

site code AFETR

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

GPS

Who

Owner / operatorUS Air Force Space and Missile Center

ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems/Valley Forge

CountryUnited States

Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee19,786 km

Apogee20,578 km

Inclination54.46°

Period718 min

Radar cross-section1.995 m²

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 09:14:49

Mean motion2.0056825 rev/day

Eccentricity0.014921

Inclination54.46°

Right ascension of node204.8382°

Argument of perigee62.0985°

Mean anomaly118.7877°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch12,919

Mean elements (OMM) for the SGP4 model, refreshed every 6 hours. They describe the orbit at the epoch shown and drift as time passes, fastest for low orbits.

Source: CelesTrak satellite catalogue and GP data (celestrak.org); owner and manufacturer from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).