Satellites/NAVSTAR 82 (USA 343)

NAVSTAR 82 (USA 343)

Satellite · United StatesActive

NORAD Number

55268

COSPAR ID

2023-009A

Launched

2023-01-18

site code AFETR

Orbit

MEO

Constellation

GPS

Who

Owner / operatorUS Space Force Space Systems Command

ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations

CountryUnited States

Catalogue owner codeUS

Orbit

OrbitingEarth

Orbit classMEO

Perigee20,168 km

Apogee20,197 km

Inclination55.14°

Period718 min

Radar cross-section—

Latest Orbital Elements

Epoch (UTC)2026-11-09 12:49:14

Mean motion2.00560955 rev/day

Eccentricity0.000539

Inclination55.1375°

Right ascension of node142.8°

Argument of perigee334.9475°

Mean anomaly21.4641°

B* drag term0.0000e+0

Element set999

Revolutions at epoch2,815

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).