USA 57

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite USA 57 at a glance.

Uptime

12815

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.7

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

89.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for USA 57.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: USA 57

International designator: 1990-031B

Object number (NORAD): 20561

Object ID (CCSDS): 20561

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 97.787 minutes

Inclination: 89.8423 deg

SMA: 7030.953 km

Apoapsis: 701.131 km

Periapsis: 604.504 km

RAAN: 272.4859 deg

Eccentricy: 0.0068715

Argument of periapsis: 40.2347 deg

Mean anomaly: 320.3929 deg

Mean motion: 14.72588863 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000771 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00011427 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: May 12, 2025, 2:31 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: May 11, 2025, 7:52 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 USA 57

TLE line 1: 1 20561U 90031B 25131.82817833 .00000771 00000-0 11427-3 0 9992

TLE line 2: 2 20561 89.8423 272.4859 0068715 40.2347 320.3929 14.72588863 56106

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In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

POGS & SSR was a satellite designed to measure the Earth's magnetic field. TEX and SCE studied ionospheric effects on RF transmissions.

USA 57 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE’, on board a Atlas E Altair space rocket.

The launch took place on April 11, 1990, 3 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3W.

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Launch to space Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE
Atlas E Altair | POGS & SSR, TEX, SCE

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Successful

Launch date: April 11, 1990, 3 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Atlas E Altair

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3W

Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

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