Key statistics
Satellite USA 40 R/B DEB at a glance.
Uptime
13120
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 9.3
Per day
Orbit
HEO
HEO
Inclination
57.0
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for USA 40 R/B DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: USA 40 R/B DEB
International designator: 1989-061BX
Object number (NORAD): 44524
Object ID (CCSDS): 44524
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
RCS size: SMALL
Orbital parameters
Period: 155.512 minutes
Inclination: 57.0277 deg
SMA: 9579.347 km
Apoapsis: 5944.768 km
Periapsis: 457.657 km
RAAN: 21.0894 deg
Eccentricy: 0.2864032
Argument of periapsis: 6.609 deg
Mean anomaly: 356.5293 deg
Mean motion: 9.25974187 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): 0.00004625 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0020037 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: July 9, 2025, 5:25 p.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: July 9, 2025, 12:32 p.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 USA 40 R/B DEB
TLE line 1: 1 44524U 89061BX 25190.52233572 .00004625 00000-0 20037-2 0 9990
TLE line 2: 2 44524 57.0277 21.0894 2864032 6.6090 356.5293 9.25974187174253
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In-orbit conjunctions
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Go to all conjunctionsAssociated space launch
STS-28 was the thirtieth space shuttle mission, the fourth dedicated to the Department of Defence and the eigth of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
USA 40 R/B DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28’, on board a Space Shuttle space rocket.
The launch took place on Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. from Launch Complex 39B.
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Space Shuttle Columbia / OV-102 | STS-28
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Aug. 8, 1989, 12:37 p.m. UTC
Rocket: Space Shuttle
Launch pad: Launch Complex 39B
Location: Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
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