ATLAS F R/B

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite ATLAS F R/B at a glance.

Uptime

16951

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 5.3

Per day

Orbit

HEO

HEO

Inclination

64.3

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS F R/B.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: ATLAS F R/B

International designator: 1978-112B

Object number (NORAD): 11142

Object ID (CCSDS): 11142

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 269.35 minutes

Inclination: 64.3218 deg

SMA: 13815.663 km

Apoapsis: 13843.298 km

Periapsis: 1031.758 km

RAAN: 331.1832 deg

Eccentricy: 0.46366

Argument of periapsis: 261.7562 deg

Mean anomaly: 319.8103 deg

Mean motion: 5.34619976 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): -0.00000044 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00013972 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 7, 2025, 3:14 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 6, 2025, 6:05 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS F R/B

TLE line 1: 1 11142U 78112B 25126.25411360 -.00000044 00000-0 13972-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 11142 64.3218 331.1832 4636600 261.7562 319.8103 5.34619976893915

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS F R/B.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object ATLAS F R/B.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
ARIANE 1 DEB MEO 2024-09-11 16:25:58 TBA 4275.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated space launch

First generation GPS satellite

ATLAS F R/B was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 4’, on board a Atlas F/SVS space rocket.

The launch took place on Dec. 11, 1978, 3:59 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.

For more information about the launch, click the button.

Launch to space Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 4
Atlas F/SVS | Navstar 4

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: Dec. 11, 1978, 3:59 a.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas F/SVS

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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