Satellite · NORAD 39166 · COSPAR 2013-023A
NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation GPS (NAVSTAR)
- Country United States
Altitude now
20,008.0km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.90km/s
Inclination
54.44°
Period
12.0 h
718.0 min
Perigee
19,804km
Apogee
20,560km
orbit staleOrbit updated 3 d ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:31 UTC (83.4 h old)· Metadata updated 3 d 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
- 9.519° S
- Longitude
- 116.470° E
- Altitude
- 20008.0 km
- Velocity
- 3.900 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 22:31 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- United States Space Force
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 15 May 2013
- COSPAR launch id
- 2013-023
Objects from the same launch · 1
- ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B39167Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 15 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 | 14 Sept 2026 07:54 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
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 39166
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2013-023A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69TQ
- Canonical slug
- navstar-68-usa-242-39166
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.