Satellite · NORAD 34661 · COSPAR 2009-014A
NAVSTAR 63 (USA 203)
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation GPS (NAVSTAR)
- Country United States
Altitude now
19,799.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.93km/s
Inclination
54.47°
Period
12.0 h
718.0 min
Perigee
19,793km
Apogee
20,570km
orbit freshOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:16 UTC (8.0 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.
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- Latitude
- 45.863° N
- Longitude
- 56.277° W
- Altitude
- 19799.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.932 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:16 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Navigation
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Backup / standby [B]
- Radar cross-section
- 2.0 m²
- Constellation membership derived
- GPS (NAVSTAR) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- United States Space Force
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 24 Mar 2009
- COSPAR launch id
- 2009-014
Objects from the same launch · 3
- DELTA 2 DEB38678DebrisDecayed
- DELTA 2 R/B(2) [PAM-D]34662Rocket bodyDecayed
- DELTA 2 R/B(1)34663Rocket bodyDecayed
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Status | ACTIVE → INACTIVE | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → MEO | Celestrak | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
Regulatory
UN registration
Transparency
Sources & provenance
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
| Field | Source | Observed | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical Name | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Decay Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Launch Date | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Object Type | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Orbital Elements | CelesTrak | 11 Sept 2026 20:57 UTC | 100% |
| Owner Code | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
| Status | CelesTrak SATCAT | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC | 100% |
Timeline
Events
11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
DecommissionNAVSTAR 63 (USA 203) reported inactive
SATCAT status changed ? → B.
confidence 80%
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 34661
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2009-014A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P3C
- Canonical slug
- navstar-63-usa-203-34661
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.