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Satellite · NORAD 44506 · COSPAR 2019-056A

NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)

ActivePayloadMEONavigation derived

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.

Ground track of NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)
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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

Mission type derived
Navigation
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
Constellation membership derived
GPS (NAVSTAR) via name_pattern

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

SATCAT owner code
US · United States

Launch

Launch

Launch page
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

FieldChangeSourceDate
Owner CodeUSCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit ClassMEOCelestrak11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC

Regulatory

UN registration

UN Register of Objects Launched into Outer Space (UNOOSA) — connector planned, not yet ingested; registration unavailable

Transparency

Sources & provenance

All sources
  • 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

FieldSourceObservedConfidence
Canonical NameCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Decay DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Launch DateCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Object TypeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
Orbital ElementsCelesTrak14 Sept 2026 14:00 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Timeline

Events

All 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.

NAVSTAR 78 (USA 293) — Live Orbit, NORAD 44506 | SatelliteIndex