USA 119

MilitaryLEOUnited States

USA 119 is a military satellite, as listed in Jonathan McDowell's GCAT catalogue, with ownership listed as United States in CelesTrak's catalogue, currently in low Earth orbit, around 452 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 107 minutes at an inclination of 63.3°. It was launched in 1996. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.

Orbital data

NORAD ID: 23893
COSPAR ID: 1996-029A
Type: Military
Orbit: LEO
Perigee (lowest): 452 km
Apogee (highest): 1,732 km
Inclination: 63.32°
Orbital period: 107 min
Launch year: 1996
Owner (CelesTrak): United States

Orbital data updated: 2026-10-18 · from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours.

Who operates it

United StatesLIVEMission ended about 2010

Signals intelligence

GCAT lists it as USA 122.

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence and records its mission as ended in about 2010 (17 Oct 2026).

Data: GCAT · CC BY 4.0 Class, mission and status adapted from GCAT by Jonathan McDowell, CC BY 4.0, data update 17 Oct 2026.

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About LEO orbit

Low Earth Orbit. Up to 2,000 km altitude. Where most satellites live including the ISS (~420 km), Starlink (~550 km), and Earth observation. Orbital period roughly 90 minutes.