Satellites/NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)
NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)
Satellite · United StatesActive
Who
Owner / operatorUS Air Force Space and Missile Center
ManufacturerBoeing Satellite Development Center, El Segundo
CountryUnited States
Catalogue owner codeUS
Orbit
OrbitingEarth
Orbit classMEO
Perigee19,797 km
Apogee20,567 km
Inclination54.4°
Period718 min
Radar cross-section11 m²
Latest Orbital Elements
Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 06:28:12
Mean motion2.00563047 rev/day
Eccentricity0.0145067
Inclination54.4014°
Right ascension of node263.053°
Argument of perigee51.3883°
Mean anomaly309.88°
B* drag term0.0000e+0
Element set999
Revolutions at epoch9,879
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).