Key statistics
Satellite USA 167 at a glance.
Uptime
8098
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 1.0
Per day
Orbit
OTHER
Other
Inclination
10.2
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for USA 167.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: USA 167
International designator: 2003-008A
Object number (NORAD): 27691
Object ID (CCSDS): 27691
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Period: 1436.094 minutes
Inclination: 10.1616 deg
SMA: 42164.68 km
Apoapsis: 35800.539 km
Periapsis: 35772.55 km
RAAN: 46.8786 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0003319
Argument of periapsis: 308.9268 deg
Mean anomaly: 319.6196 deg
Mean motion: 1.00271971 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00000018 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: May 11, 2025, 10:21 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: May 11, 2025, 1:51 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 167
TLE line 1: 1 27691U 03008A 25131.57745918 .00000018 00000-0 00000-0 0 9993
TLE line 2: 2 27691 10.1616 46.8786 0003319 308.9268 319.6196 1.00271971 2749
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite USA 167.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
The U.S. Air Force Space Command operates 10 Phase III DSCS satellites providing defense officials and battlefield commanders secure voice and high rate data communications. The DSCS III system also transmits space operations and early warning data to various systems and users.
USA 167 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Delta IV M | DSCS III A-3’, on board a Delta IV M space rocket.
The launch took place on March 11, 2003, 12:59 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 37B.
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Delta IV M | DSCS III A-3
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: March 11, 2003, 12:59 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Delta IV M
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 37B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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