Key statistics
Satellite USA 143 at a glance.
Uptime
9510
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 9.4
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
28.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for USA 143.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: USA 143
International designator: 1999-023A
Object number (NORAD): 25724
Object ID (CCSDS): 25724
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 153.6 minutes
Inclination: 28.2177 deg
SMA: 9500.692 km
Apoapsis: 5147.642 km
Periapsis: 1097.471 km
RAAN: 223.7925 deg
Eccentricy: 0.2131514
Argument of periapsis: 87.8783 deg
Mean anomaly: 296.2454 deg
Mean motion: 9.37497088 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000053 rev/day2
B* drag term: -0.00086175 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, 5:56 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 143
TLE line 1: 1 25724U 99023A 25131.74724933 -.00000053 00000-0 -86175-3 0 9994
TLE line 2: 2 25724 28.2177 223.7925 2131514 87.8783 296.2454 9.37497088 34674
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite USA 143.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Milstar (Military Strategic & Tactical Relay) is the tactical and strategic multiservice satellite system designed to provide survivable communications for U.S. forces worldwide.
USA 143 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Titan IVB | Milstar 3’, on board a Titan IVB space rocket.
The launch took place on April 30, 1999, 4:30 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40.
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Titan IVB | Milstar 3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Failure
Launch date: April 30, 1999, 4:30 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Titan IVB
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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