Satellites/NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304)

NAVSTAR 79 (USA 304)

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number

45854

COSPAR ID

2020-041A

Launched

2020-06-30

site code AFETR

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

GPS

Who

Owner / operatorUS Space Force Space and Missile Center

ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations

CountryUnited States

Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee19,995 km

Apogee20,368 km

Inclination56.75°

Period718 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 13:29:31

Mean motion2.00572447 rev/day

Eccentricity0.0070134

Inclination56.7534°

Right ascension of node23.3147°

Argument of perigee207.7529°

Mean anomaly325.4548°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch4,695

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).