USA 157 (MILSTAR-2 2)
Launch
Launched on Feb 27, 2001 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur.
Titan IVB | Milstar 4 →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 12:17 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Feb 27, 2001
Mass
—
Apogee
35,977 km
Perigee
35,613 km
Inclination
11.68°
Period
23.94 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for USA 157 (MILSTAR-2 2) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Stable
Change
-0.8 km
Rate
-0.01 km/day
Now
35613 × 35977 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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