Norad ID: 40099
| Spacetrack Directory Name | USA 253 |
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| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | AFETR (Kennedy Space Center/Cape Canaveral, USA) |
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| Perigee | 35818 km |
| Apogee | 35861 km |
USA 253, 40099 is a payload satellite owned by USAF AFSPC (US) in GEO that was launched on Mon, 28 Jul 2014 UTC via a DELTA 4M+(4,2) 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 USA 253 Date of exalting 28.07.2014y.