IUS R/B(1)

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

ROCKET BODYIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite IUS R/B(1) at a glance.

Uptime

9746

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 2.3

Per day

Orbit

GTO

Geostationary Transfer Orbit

Inclination

28.8

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Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for IUS R/B(1).

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: IUS R/B(1)

International designator: 1999-017C

Object number (NORAD): 25671

Object ID (CCSDS): 25671

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: LARGE

Orbital parameters

Period: 628.069 minutes

Inclination: 28.7638 deg

SMA: 24293.974 km

Apoapsis: 35465.969 km

Periapsis: 365.708 km

RAAN: 66.239 deg

Eccentricy: 0.72240674

Argument of periapsis: 176.9117 deg

Mean anomaly: 193.2334 deg

Mean motion: 2.29274062 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00000578 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.0013094597 1/REarth

Two-line elements (TLE)

Creation date: Dec. 14, 2025, 3:07 a.m.

Reference frame: TEME

Reference center: EARTH

Epoch: Dec. 13, 2025, 11:23 a.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 IUS R/B(1)

TLE line 1: 1 25671U 99017C 25347.47443469 .00000578 00000-0 13095-2 0 9999

TLE line 2: 2 25671 28.7638 66.2390 7224067 176.9117 193.2334 2.29274062 55473

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Real-time ground track for satellite IUS R/B(1).

In-orbit conjunctions

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Associated space launch

Early warning satellite

IUS R/B(1) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan 402B IUS | DSP 19’, on board a Titan 402B IUS space rocket.

The launch took place on April 9, 1999, 5:01 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 41.

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Launch to space Titan 402B IUS | DSP 19
Titan 402B IUS | DSP 19

Agency: N/A

Status: Launch Failure

Launch date: April 9, 1999, 5:01 p.m. UTC

Rocket: Titan 402B IUS

Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 41

Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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