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Satellite · NORAD 28874 · COSPAR 2005-038A

NAVSTAR 57 (USA 183)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

20,251.2km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.86km/s

Inclination

54.81°

Period

12.0 h

718.0 min

Perigee

19,841km

Apogee

20,524km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 04:23 UTC (40.7 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 57 (USA 183)NAVSTAR 57 (USA 183)
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
12.690° S
Longitude
151.647° E
Altitude
20251.2 km
Velocity
3.864 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 04:23 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
3.3 m²
Constellation membership derived
GPS (NAVSTAR) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • NAVSTAR 57 (USA 183)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
US · United States

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
26 Sept 2005
COSPAR launch id
2005-038

Objects from the same launch · 3

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
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

No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.

Reference

Identifiers

NORAD catalogue number
28874
COSPAR / international designator
2005-038A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM26J
Canonical slug
navstar-57-usa-183-28874

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.