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Satellite · NORAD 39168 · COSPAR 2013-024A

WGS F5 (USA 243)

ActivePayloadGEOCommunications derived

Altitude now

35,787.9km

SGP4 propagation

Velocity

3.07km/s

Inclination

0.02°

Period

23.9 h

1,436.1 min

Perigee

35,785km

Apogee

35,790km

orbit freshOrbit updated 33 h ago · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 01:40 UTC (8.2 h old)· Metadata updated 33 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 WGS F5 (USA 243)WGS F5 (USA 243)
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Latitude
0.049° S
Longitude
52.515° W
Altitude
35787.9 km
Velocity
3.075 km/s
  • past 45 min
  • next 90 min
  • first fix from server render · element epoch 12 Sept 2026 01:40 UTC

Mission

Mission & classification

Mission type derived
Communications
Object type
Payload
SATCAT ops status
Operational [+]
Radar cross-section
17.9 m²

CelesTrak groups

Aliases

  • WGS F5 (USA 243)Celestrak

Ownership

Operator & country

Operator
—
SATCAT owner code
US · United States
Country
United States US

Launch

Launch

Launch page →
Launch date
25 May 2013
COSPAR launch id
2013-024
Launch site
Cape Canaveral / Kennedy Space Center (Eastern Range), Florida

Objects from the same launch · 1

Change log

History

FieldChangeSourceDate
Country Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Owner Code∅ → USCelestrak Satcat11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC
Orbit Class∅ → GEOCelestrak11 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 33 h ago

  • CelesTrak SATCATcommunity

    Satellite catalog data courtesy of CelesTrak.

    last sync 47 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 ElementsCelesTrak12 Sept 2026 09:09 UTC100%
Owner CodeCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%
StatusCelesTrak SATCAT11 Sept 2026 18:53 UTC100%

Quality flags

  • UNKNOWN_OPERATORactive payload without resolved operator11 Sept 2026

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
39168
COSPAR / international designator
2013-024A
SatelliteIndex id
sat_01M28X2SWWDCTX9MYDGY0F69TR
Canonical slug
wgs-f5-usa-243-39168

Orbit class, mission type and constellation membership are derived by SatelliteIndex (Communications) — see the methodology. Positions are propagated estimates, not tracking measurements; never use them for conjunction assessment.