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USA 486

NORAD 62757· COSPAR 2025-014Y· Active satellite· Military & Reconnaissance· LEO
Launch
Launched on Jan 21, 2025 from Launch Complex 39A, United States of America aboard a Falcon 9 Block 5.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 13-1 →
Live · TLE epoch 2026-10-23 22:11 UTC
Orbit class
LEO — Low Earth Orbit (circular, < 2,000 km)
Operator
United States Government (classified)
Country
United States
Manufacturer
—
Launched
Jan 21, 2025
Mass
—
Apogee
347 km
Perigee
344 km
Inclination
42.99°
Period
1.52 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for USA 486 across 59 days of archived orbital elements (60 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Decaying
Change
-3.9 km
Rate
-0.07 km/day
Now
344 × 347 km
350360340Aug 26Oct 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.

Launched with

22 other catalogued objects still in orbit from launch 2025-014 (Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 13-1).

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