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FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)

20253

Spacetrack Directory Number

1989-09-25

Orbit launches

35786.95 km

Average height

11068.92 km/h

Average velocity

Satellite information FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)

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Orbit launches	1989-09-25 (36 years ago)
Days in orbit	13497
Country/organisation of origin	USA (US)
Starting point	AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA)
Categories
Perigee	35779 km
Apogee	35793 km
Orbit slope (inclination)	12.4°
Laps per day	1
Orbit	GEO
Height FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)	35786.95 km

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Additional information FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)

FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46), 20253 is a payload satellite owned by SPAWAR (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 25 Sep 1989 UTC via an ATLAS G CENTAUR launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

satellite FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) Date of exalting 25.09.1989y. Average height of ISS FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) hundred 35786.95 km. Average velocity FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) is 11068.92 km/h. Inclination FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) satellite 12.45°.

TLE

TLE (Spacetrack, 2026-09-07):

FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)
1 20253U 89077A   26249.68283024 -.00000376  00000-0  00000-0 0  9996
2 20253  12.4005 350.6616 0002721 207.3060 159.3233  1.00277494261383

OMM (Orbit Mean-Elements Message, 2026-09-08):

{"OBJECT_NAME":"FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)","OBJECT_ID":"1989-077A","EPOCH":"2026-09-07T16:27:39.335616","MEAN_MOTION":"1.00276969","ECCENTRICITY":"0.00027813000000000002","INCLINATION":"12.400499999999999","RA_OF_ASC_NODE":"350.65530000000001","ARG_OF_PERICENTER":"207.72749999999999","MEAN_ANOMALY":"161.0095","EPHEMERIS_TYPE":"0","CLASSIFICATION_TYPE":"U","NORAD_CAT_ID":"20253","ELEMENT_SET_NO":"999","REV_AT_EPOCH":"26139","BSTAR":"0","MEAN_MOTION_DOT":"-3.7799999999999998E-6","MEAN_MOTION_DDOT":"0"}

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