Key statistics
Satellite USA 57 at a glance.
Uptime
13031
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: 97.762 minutes
Inclination: 89.8484 deg
SMA: 7029.747 km
Apoapsis: 698.593 km
Periapsis: 604.631 km
RAAN: 268.347 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00668323
Argument of periapsis: 1.7776 deg
Mean anomaly: 358.3668 deg
Mean motion: 14.72967692 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00001454 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.00021633437 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Dec. 12, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Dec. 12, 2025, 6:22 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 57
TLE line 1: 1 20561U 90031B 25346.26539057 .00001454 00000-0 21633-3 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 20561 89.8484 268.3470 0066832 1.7776 358.3668 14.72967692 87669
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite USA 57.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated 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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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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