XSS 10

Satellite information

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Satellite Type and Status

PAYLOADIN ORBIT

Key statistics

Satellite XSS 10 at a glance.

Uptime

8355

Days in orbit

Revolutions

≈ 14.9

Per day

Orbit

LEO

Low Earth Orbit

Inclination

39.7

Latest

Satellite identification and parameters

Extended collection of information and parameters for XSS 10.

Object identification

Identified? True

Debris? False

Object name: XSS 10

International designator: 2003-005B

Object number (NORAD): 27664

Object ID (CCSDS): 27664

Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)

Current information (Y/N): Y

RCS size: MEDIUM

Orbital parameters

Period: 96.708 minutes

Inclination: 39.7475 deg

SMA: 6979.15 km

Apoapsis: 706.658 km

Periapsis: 495.372 km

RAAN: 48.4995 deg

Eccentricy: 0.01513692

Argument of periapsis: 211.3733 deg

Mean anomaly: 147.7951 deg

Mean motion: 14.89014604 rev/day

Mean motion (dot): 0.00005142 rev/day2

B* drag term: 0.00044555302 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, 12:14 p.m. UTC

TLE line 0: 0 XSS 10

TLE line 1: 1 27664U 03005B 25347.51037705 .00005142 00000-0 44555-3 0 9990

TLE line 2: 2 27664 39.7475 48.4995 0151369 211.3733 147.7951 14.89014604234938

Live tracking on map

Real-time ground track for satellite XSS 10.

In-orbit conjunctions

A list of the most updated potential collisions computed for object XSS 10.

Target Orbit TCA Probability of collision Miss distance Type
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2025-08-11 16:46:04 0.0004885655 451.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-4 DEB SSO 2024-10-31 14:46:15 0.0005218469 393.0 (m) DEBRIS
CZ-6A DEB SSO 2024-09-21 23:25:08 0.0001281942 599.0 (m) DEBRIS

Associated 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.

XSS 10 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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Launch to space Delta II | GPS IIR-8
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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