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Satellite · NORAD 25933 · COSPAR 1999-055A

NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)

InactivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

20,047.5km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.90km/s

Inclination

51.39°

Period

12.0 h

718.0 min

Perigee

19,904km

Apogee

20,461km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 15:40 UTC (29.4 h old)· Metadata updated 8 h ago

Live position

Ground track & current position

Propagated client-side every 5 s from the latest element set (SGP4). Accuracy degrades with element age.

Ground track of NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)
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Latitude
41.689° S
Longitude
150.137° W
Altitude
20047.5 km
Velocity
3.895 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 15:40 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Backup / standby [B]
Radar cross-section
4.0 m²
Constellation membership derived
GPS (NAVSTAR) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • NAVSTAR 46 (USA 145)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
US · United States

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
07 Oct 1999
COSPAR launch id
1999-055

Objects from the same launch · 3

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
StatusACTIVEINACTIVECelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner CodeUSCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassMEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • CelesTrakcommunity

    Orbital data courtesy of CelesTrak (Dr. T.S. Kelso).

    last sync 6 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 8 h ago

Field provenance

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All events
  1. 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

    DecommissionNAVSTAR 46 (USA 145) reported inactive

    SATCAT status changed ? → B.

    confidence 80%

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
25933
COSPAR / international designator
1999-055A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM23H
Canonical slug
navstar-46-usa-145-25933

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Navigation) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.