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Satellite · NORAD 32260 · COSPAR 2007-047A

NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

Altitude now

20,622.8km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.81km/s

Inclination

54.16°

Period

12.0 h

718.0 min

Perigee

19,734km

Apogee

20,632km

orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:39 UTC (33.5 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 60 (USA 196)NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196)
LIVE · SGP4

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Latitude
49.858° S
Longitude
69.069° E
Altitude
20622.8 km
Velocity
3.812 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 11:39 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

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

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • NAVSTAR 60 (USA 196)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
US · United States

Launch

Launch

Launch page
Launch date
17 Oct 2007
COSPAR launch id
2007-047

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
32260
COSPAR / international designator
2007-047A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM288
Canonical slug
navstar-60-usa-196-32260

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.