Key statistics
Satellite ARC-1 at a glance.
Uptime
3720
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.3
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
64.8
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ARC-1.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: ARC-1
International designator: 2015-058F
Object number (NORAD): 40969
Object ID (CCSDS): 40969
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: MEDIUM
Orbital parameters
Period: 94.02 minutes
Inclination: 64.7693 deg
SMA: 6849.216 km
Apoapsis: 502.454 km
Periapsis: 439.708 km
RAAN: 19.6485 deg
Eccentricy: 0.00458052
Argument of periapsis: 115.3662 deg
Mean anomaly: 245.2224 deg
Mean motion: 15.31586372 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00048211 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0015192133 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, 11:40 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ARC-1
TLE line 1: 1 40969U 15058F 25347.48664554 .00048211 00000-0 15192-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 40969 64.7693 19.6485 0045805 115.3662 245.2224 15.31586372 88439
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ARC-1.
In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
Classified payload for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office.
ARC-1 was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas V 401 | NROL-55 (Multipayload mission)’, on board a Atlas V 401 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 8, 2015, 12:49 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 3E.
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Atlas V 401 | NROL-55 (Multipayload mission)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 8, 2015, 12:49 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas V 401
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 3E
Location: Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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