Satellite · NORAD 37753 · COSPAR 2011-036A
NAVSTAR 66 (USA 232)
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation GPS (NAVSTAR)
- Country United States
Altitude now
20,431.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.84km/s
Inclination
56.52°
Period
12.0 h
718.0 min
Perigee
19,809km
Apogee
20,556km
orbit agingOrbit updated 8 h ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 15:40 UTC (29.7 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.
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- Latitude
- 12.275° S
- Longitude
- 153.790° W
- Altitude
- 20431.1 km
- Velocity
- 3.838 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
- 12.6 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
- 16 Jul 2011
- COSPAR launch id
- 2011-036
Objects from the same launch · 1
- DELTA 4 R/B37754Rocket bodyInactive
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 66 (USA 232) reported inactive
SATCAT status changed ? → B.
confidence 80%
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 37753
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2011-036A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWVN8HVCRKVKG2Q7P77
- Canonical slug
- navstar-66-usa-232-37753
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.