USA 153
Launch
Launched on Oct 20, 2000 from Launch Complex 36A, United States of America aboard a Atlas IIA.
Atlas IIA | DSCS-3 B11 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 15:51 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Oct 20, 2000
Mass
—
Apogee
35,799 km
Perigee
35,790 km
Inclination
11.84°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for USA 153 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
+0.6 km
Rate
+0.00 km/day
Now
35790 × 35799 km
Apogee Perigee
Derived from our own archive of CelesTrak orbital elements, sampled every 3 hours. Short windows show drag and station-keeping; they are not a reentry prediction.
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