Satellites/NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)

NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number

44506

COSPAR ID

2019-056A

Launched

2019-08-22

site code AFETR

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

GPS

Who

Owner / operatorUS Air Force Space and Missile Center

ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations

CountryUnited States

Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee20,004 km

Apogee20,361 km

Inclination55.56°

Period718 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 11:15:32

Mean motion2.00556224 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0067226

Inclination55.5568°

Right ascension of node325.3565°

Argument of perigee201.2941°

Mean anomaly329.9123°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch5,298

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).