Satellite · NORAD 43445 · COSPAR 2018-036E
USA 285
- Operator National Reconnaissance Office
- Constellation USA (classified US military payloads)
- Country United States
Altitude now
35,234.3km
SGP4 propagation
Velocity
3.10km/s
Inclination
7.32°
Period
23.5 h
1,410.2 min
Perigee
35,232km
Apogee
35,325km
orbit agingOrbit updated 10 h ago · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:59 UTC (12.2 h old)· Metadata updated 10 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
- 1.062° S
- Longitude
- 40.120° W
- Altitude
- 35234.3 km
- Velocity
- 3.097 km/s
- past 45 min
- next 90 min
- first fix from server render · element epoch 11 Sept 2026 07:59 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
- 14 Apr 2018
- COSPAR launch id
- 2018-036
Objects from the same launch · 6
- ATLAS CENTAUR DEB43342DebrisInactive
- USA 28343339PayloadActive
- USA 28443340PayloadActive
- USA 28643446PayloadActive
- USA 28743465PayloadActive
- ATLAS CENTAUR R/B43341Rocket bodyInactive
Change log
History
| Field | Change | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owner Code | ∅ → US | Celestrak Satcat | 11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC |
| Orbit Class | ∅ → GEO | 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 10 h ago
CelesTrak SATCATcommunity
Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.
last sync 10 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
- 43445
- COSPAR / international designator
- 2018-036E
- SatelliteIndex id
- sat_01M28X2SWZKGKWBJN3JDYP0RWE
- Canonical slug
- usa-285-43445
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.