Key statistics
Satellite ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB at a glance.
Uptime
2510
Days in orbit
Revolutions
≈ 2.0
Per day
Orbit
MEO
Medium Earth Orbit
Inclination
13.3
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Satellite identification and parameters
Extended collection of information and parameters for ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB.
Object identification
Identified? True
Debris? True
Object name: ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB
International designator: 2018-079BY
Object number (NORAD): 46485
Object ID (CCSDS): 46485
Country: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (US)
Current information (Y/N): Y
Orbital parameters
Period: 714.776 minutes
Inclination: 13.3486 deg
SMA: 26481.364 km
Apoapsis: 31712.206 km
Periapsis: 8494.253 km
RAAN: 13.0312 deg
Eccentricy: 0.43838286
Argument of periapsis: 7.1409 deg
Mean anomaly: 357.4003 deg
Mean motion: 2.01461577 rev/day
Mean motion (dot): -0.00000117 rev/day2
B* drag term: 0.0 1/REarth
Two-line elements (TLE)
Creation date: Aug. 31, 2025, 2:26 a.m.
Reference frame: TEME
Reference center: EARTH
Epoch: Aug. 30, 2025, 1:06 a.m. UTC
TLE line 0: 0 ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB
TLE line 1: 1 46485U 18079BY 25242.04649735 -.00000117 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995
TLE line 2: 2 46485 13.3486 13.0312 4383829 7.1409 357.4003 2.01461577 27983
Live tracking on map
Real-time ground track for satellite ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB.
Associated space launch
This is the fourth satellite in the Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) system, which is a series of communications satellites operated by the United States Air Force Space Command. It provides global, survivable, protected communications capabilities for strategic command and tactical warfighters operating on ground, sea and air platforms.
ATLAS 5 CENTAUR DEB was lifted into orbit during the mission ‘Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4 (USA 288)’, on board a Atlas V 551 space rocket.
The launch took place on Oct. 17, 2018, 4:15 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 41.
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Atlas V 551 | AEHF-4 (USA 288)
Agency: N/A
Status: Launch Successful
Launch date: Oct. 17, 2018, 4:15 a.m. UTC
Rocket: Atlas V 551
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 41
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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