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USA 164 (MILSTAR-2 3)

NORAD 27168· COSPAR 2002-001A· Active satellite· Communications· IGSO
Launch
Launched on Jan 16, 2002 from Space Launch Complex 40, United States of America aboard a Titan IVB/Centaur.
Titan IVB | Milstar 5 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-22 22:12 UTC
Orbit class
IGSO — Inclined Geosynchronous (BeiDou / QZSS, figure-8 ground track)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 16, 2002
Mass
—
Apogee
36,207 km
Perigee
35,382 km
Inclination
11.33°
Period
23.94 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for USA 164 (MILSTAR-2 3) across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Stable
Change
-0.7 km
Rate
-0.00 km/day
Now
35382 × 36207 km
357953624135349May 28Oct 24
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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