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USA 324

NORAD 51280· COSPAR 2022-006A· Active satellite· Communications· GEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 21, 2022 from Space Launch Complex 41, United States of America aboard a Atlas V 511.
Atlas V 511 | USSF-8 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-22 07:14 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 21, 2022
Mass
—
Apogee
35,746 km
Perigee
35,736 km
Inclination
1.12°
Period
23.89 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for USA 324 across 140 days of archived orbital elements (36 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-48.6 km
Rate
-0.35 km/day
Now
35736 × 35746 km
357693580235736Jun 7Oct 25
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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