Launch Details

Launched	23 June 2002
Flight ended	12 October 2025
Status	Decayed
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	48176
COSPAR ID	2002-032R
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.659°
Eccentricity	0.00045
RA ascending node	19.729 hr
Argument perigee	149.950°
Mean anomaly	210.200°
Orbital period	93.510 min
Epoch of osculation	28 Sep 2025, 00:54

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Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	450.3 km
Mean Altitude	453.4 km
Peak Altitude	456.5 km

Launched alongside

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