Key statistics
Satellite HARBINGER at a glance.
Uptime
1770
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 15.8
Per day
Orbit
LEO
Low Earth Orbit
Inclination
40.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for HARBINGER.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? False
Object name: HARBINGER
International designator: 2019-026E
Object number (NORAD): 44229
Object ID (CCSDS): 44229
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: LARGE
Orbital parameters
Decay date: March 9, 2024
Period: 90.907 minutes
Inclination: 39.9964 deg
SMA: 6697.192 km
Apoapsis: 330.012 km
Periapsis: 308.102 km
RAAN: 342.811 deg
Eccentricy: 0.0016358
Argument of periapsis: 241.9517 deg
Mean anomaly: 117.9651 deg
Mean motion: 15.84030809 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00385123 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.001574 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Feb. 12, 2024, 3:07 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Feb. 11, 2024, 8:14 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 HARBINGER
TLE line 1: 1 44229U 19026E 24042.84363055 .00385123 00000-0 15740-2 0 9996
TLE line 2: 2 44229 39.9964 342.8110 0016358 241.9517 117.9651 15.84030809266792
Live tracking on map
Satellite HARBINGER has decayed and is no longer in orbit. No tracking available.
Associated space launch
The mission has been procured by the DoD Space Test Program in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) as part of its Rapid Agile Launch Initiative .The payload consists of three satellites, SPARC-1, Falcon ODE and Harbinger, that will deployed in a precise sequence. The Space Plug and Play Architecture Research CubeSat-1 (SPARC-1) mission, sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate (AFRL/RV), is a joint Swedish-United States experiment to explore technology developments in avionics miniaturization, software defined radio systems, and space situational awareness (SSA). The Falcon Orbital Debris Experiment (Falcon ODE), sponsored by the United States Air Force Academy, will evaluate ground-based tracking of space objects. Harbinger, a commercial small satellite built by York Space Systems and sponsored by the U.S Army, will demonstrate the ability of an experimental commercial system to meet DoD space capability requirements.
HARBINGER was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)’, on board a Electron space rocket.
The launch took place on May 5, 2019, 6 a.m. from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A.
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Electron | That's a Funny Looking Cactus (STP-27RD)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: May 5, 2019, 6 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Electron
Launch pad: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1A
Location: Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
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