Key statistics
Satellite USA 40 R/B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13176
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 10.4
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
57.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for USA 40 R/B DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: USA 40 R/B DEB
International designator: 1989-061X
Object number (NORAD): 23351
Object ID (CCSDS): 23351
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 138.224 minutes
Inclination: 56.9617 deg
SMA: 8855.536 km
Apoapsis: 4453.099 km
Periapsis: 501.702 km
RAAN: 167.4362 deg
Eccentricy: 0.22310324
Argument of periapsis: 350.2331 deg
Mean anomaly: 6.1137 deg
Mean motion: 10.41790759 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00056721 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.027996151 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Sept. 3, 2025, 2:21 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Sept. 2, 2025, 9:50 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 40 R/B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 23351U 89061X 25245.90990764 .00056721 00000-0 27996-1 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 23351 56.9617 167.4362 2231032 350.2331 6.1137 10.41790759237417
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite USA 40 R/B DEB.
Associated space launch
STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
USA 40 R/B DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. from Launch Complex 39B.
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39B
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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