Key statistics
Satellite NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166) at a glance.
Uptime
8135
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
55.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166).
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166)
International designator: 2003-005A
Object number (NORAD): 27663
Object ID (CCSDS): 27663
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 718.002 minutes
Inclination: 54.9852 deg
SMA: 26560.974 km
Apoapsis: 20562.3 km
Periapsis: 19803.378 km
RAAN: 231.0822 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0142864
Argument of periapsis: 50.123 deg
Mean anomaly: 308.4664 deg
Mean motion: 2.00556513 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.0000005 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 8, 2025, 3:01 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 7, 2025, 6:12 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166)
TLE line 1: 1 27663U 03005A 25127.75884398 -.00000050 00000-0 00000-0 0 9997
TLE line 2: 2 27663 54.9852 231.0822 0142864 50.1230 308.4664 2.00556513163179
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166).
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
USA-166, also known as GPS IIR-8 and GPS SVN-56, is an American navigation satellite which forms part of the Global Positioning System. It was the eighth Block IIR GPS satellite to be launched, out of thirteen in the original configuration, and twenty one overall.
NAVSTAR 51 (USA 166) was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta II | GPS IIR-8’, on board a Delta II space rocket.
The launch took place on Jan. 29, 2003, 6:06 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 17B.
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Delta II | GPS IIR-8
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Jan. 29, 2003, 6:06 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta II
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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