SBSS (USA 216)
Launch
Launched on Sep 26, 2010 from Space Launch Complex 8, United States of America aboard a Minotaur IV.
Minotaur IV | SBSS (USA-216) →Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 21:24 UTC
Orbit class
SSO — Sun-Synchronous (LEO at 96–102° inclination)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Sep 26, 2010
Mass
—
Apogee
574 km
Perigee
462 km
Inclination
97.71°
Period
1.58 h
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for SBSS (USA 216) across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Decaying
Change
-1.0 km
Rate
-0.02 km/day
Now
462 × 574 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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