Satellite · NORAD 40294 · COSPAR 2014-068A
NAVSTAR 72 (USA 258)
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation GPS (NAVSTAR)
- Country United States
Altitude now
20,129.2km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.88km/s
Inclination
57.04°
Period
12.0 h
718.0 min
Perigee
20,005km
Apogee
20,361km
orbit agingOrbit updated 2 d ago · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:20 UTC (28.7 h old)· Metadata updated 2 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
- 27.829° N
- Longitude
- 119.626° W
- Altitude
- 20129.2 km
- Velocity
- 3.882 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 10 Sept 2026 16:20 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
- 29 Oct 2014
- COSPAR launch id
- 2014-068
Objects from the same launch · 1
- ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B40295Rocket 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 d ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 2 d 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
No events detected for this object yet. Launches, decays and orbit changes are generated by the derived-analytics connector.
Reference
Identifiers
- NORAD catalogue number
- 40294
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2014-068A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWX4DFCTBNEK87EKH9P
- Canonical slug
- navstar-72-usa-258-40294
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.