Approximate orbit · United States

USA 105

APPROX

USA 105 (NORAD 23223) is a satellite whose full orbit is not public. What is published: its height and tilt, drawn to scale, and who operates it.

Orbit

Approximate orbit, direction and position not public

36,185 to 36,212 km up · tilted 13.4° · 1,457.2 min a lap · as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Its height and tilt are public. The spot above the equator it keeps is not, so azmth shows no position.

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Diagram by azmth: size, shape and tilt to scale, from the catalogue's figures. It shows no place on Earth.

Height and tilt: CelesTrak and Space-Track.org, as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Catalogue

Country
United States
From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched
27 Aug 1994
COSPAR ID
1994-054A
NORAD ID
23223

The United States registered the orbit it was launched into: about 188 to 460 km up, tilted 28.7°, 91 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/278, 15 Dec 1994). Where it works now is not published.

Who operates it

MilitaryUnited StatesActive
Signals intelligence

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence, lists its owner as National Reconnaissance Office and records it as active (14 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 14 Oct 2026.

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CelesTrak record

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