USA 271
Launch
Launched on Aug 19, 2016 from Space Launch Complex 41, United States of America aboard a Delta IV M+(4,2).
Delta IV M+(4,2) | AFSPC-6 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-12 10:19 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
Combat Forces Command
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Orbital ATK
Launched
Aug 19, 2016
Mass
—
Apogee
36,153 km
Perigee
36,123 km
Inclination
4.47°
Period
1.01 d
Altitude history
Apogee and perigee for USA 271 across 148 days of archived orbital elements (150 element sets, one per day).
Trend
Raising
Change
+342.4 km
Rate
+2.31 km/day
Now
36123 × 36153 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.
Launched with
One other catalogued object still in orbit from launch 2016-052 (Delta IV M+(4,2) | AFSPC-6).
- USA 270 · 41744
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