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NTS-3

NORAD 65160· COSPAR 2025-173A· Active satellite· Other / Unclassified· GEO
Launch
Launched on Aug 13, 2025 from Space Launch Complex 41, United States of America aboard a Vulcan VC4S.
Vulcan VC4S | USSF-106
Live · TLE epoch 2026-09-08 12:07 UTC
Orbit class
GEO — Geostationary (~35,786 km, equatorial)
Operator
United States Government
Country
United States
Manufacturer
Launched
Aug 13, 2025
Mass
Apogee
35,691 km
Perigee
35,681 km
Inclination
3.44°
Period
23.84 h

Altitude history

Apogee and perigee for NTS-3 across 14 days of archived orbital elements (15 element sets, one per day).

Trend
Raising
Change
+1.7 km
Rate
+0.12 km/day
Now
35681 × 35691 km
356853569135680Aug 26Sep 9
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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