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    NNSS 20
            Launch Details
            
                
        
                    | Launched | 29 October 1973 | 
| Flight ended | – | 
| Status | Unknown | 
| Category | Navy Navigation Satellite System (NNSS) | 
| Launch site | Air Force Western Test Range, California, USA | 
| Owner | United States | 
| NORAD ID | 6909 | 
| COSPAR ID | 1973-081A | 
| Alternative names | TRANSIT 20 | 
| Observing | 
Current orbital elements
| Inclination | 89.851° | 
| Eccentricity | 0.01534 | 
| RA ascending node | 17.048 hr | 
| Argument perigee | 207.980° | 
| Mean anomaly | 151.305° | 
| Orbital period | 105.001 min | 
| Epoch of osculation | 30 Oct 2025, 06:34 | 
Derived Quantities
| Min Altitude | 888.5 km | 
| Mean Altitude | 1001.6 km | 
| Peak Altitude | 1114.8 km | 
Orbital History
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