Satellite · NORAD 44506 · COSPAR 2019-056A
NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)
- Operator United States Space Force
- Constellation GPS (NAVSTAR)
- Country United States
Altitude now
20,090.4km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.89km/s
Inclination
55.59°
Period
12.0 h
717.9 min
Perigee
20,007km
Apogee
20,356km
orbit agingOrbit updated 18 h ago · element epoch 13 Sept 2026 15:11 UTC (23.0 h old)· Metadata updated 18 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
- 30.770° N
- Longitude
- 82.222° W
- Altitude
- 20090.4 km
- Velocity
- 3.888 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 13 Sept 2026 15:11 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
- 22 Aug 2019
- COSPAR launch id
- 2019-056
Objects from the same launch
No other catalogued object is linked to this launch.
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 just now
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 19 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 14:00 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
- 44506
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2019-056A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SX0V594GM8XW5ZB1SEV
- Canonical slug
- navstar-78-usa-293-44506
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.