USA 48
USA 48 is a military operated by United States, currently in medium Earth orbit near 34,435 km. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 1429 minutes at an inclination of 16.9°. It was launched in 1989. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 20355
- COSPAR ID
- 1989-090B
- Type
- Military
- Orbit
- MEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 34,435 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 36,893 km
- Inclination
- 16.86°
- Orbital period
- 1429 min
- Launch year
- 1989
- Operator
- United States
Orbital data updated: 2026-07-22 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.
About MEO orbit
Medium Earth Orbit. Between 2,000 and 35,786 km. Home to navigation constellations like GPS (~20,200 km), Galileo, and BeiDou. Orbital period 2 to 24 hours.
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