Satellite · NORAD 23893 · COSPAR 1996-029A
USA 119
- Operator National Reconnaissance Office
- Constellation USA (classified US military payloads)
- Country United States
Altitude now
1,505.1km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
6.92km/s
Inclination
63.32°
Period
106.9 min
106.9 min
Perigee
447km
Apogee
1,724km
orbit freshOrbit updated 9 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:34 UTC (6.7 h old)· Metadata updated 9 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
- 62.251° S
- Longitude
- 42.078° W
- Altitude
- 1505.1 km
- Velocity
- 6.919 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 13:34 UTC
Mission
Mission & classification
- Mission type derived
- Military
- Object type
- Payload
- SATCAT ops status
- Operational [+]
- Radar cross-section
- —
- Constellation membership derived
- USA (classified US military payloads) via name_pattern
Ownership
Operator & country
- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office
- SATCAT owner code
- US · United States
- Country
- United States US
Launch
Launch
- Launch date
- 12 May 1996
- COSPAR launch id
- 1996-029
Objects from the same launch · 14
- USA 119-124 DEB23863DebrisDecayed
- USA 119-124 DEB23938DebrisInactive
- USA 119-124 DEB23939DebrisInactive
- USA 119-124 DEB25609DebrisInactive
- USA 119-124 DEB25610DebrisInactive
- USA 119-124 DEB26637DebrisDecayed
- USA 119-124 DEB28251DebrisInactive
- USA 123 DEB31703DebrisInactive
- USA 119 DEB31704DebrisInactive
- USA 12223862PayloadUnknown
- USA 12023907PayloadUnknown
- USA 12123908PayloadUnknown
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → LEO | 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 9 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 9 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 18:53 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
- 23893
- COSPAR / international designator
- 1996-029A
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWT01QM2JGQ9QTBM22T
- Canonical slug
- usa-119-23893
Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Military) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.