Launch Details

Launched	23 June 2002
Flight ended	13 January 2026
Status	Decayed
Launch site	Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA
Owner	United States
NORAD ID	48714
COSPAR ID	2002-032AX
Observing

Current orbital elements

Inclination	98.445°
Eccentricity	0.00218
RA ascending node	21.760 hr
Argument perigee	102.502°
Mean anomaly	257.867°
Orbital period	93.007 min
Epoch of osculation	23 Dec 2025, 20:45

See historical orbital elements »

Derived Quantities

Min Altitude	414.1 km
Mean Altitude	428.9 km
Peak Altitude	443.8 km

Launched alongside

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