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FORTE
SatelliteLEOUnited States
FORTE is a satellite operated by United States, currently in low Earth orbit, around 788 km altitude. It completes one orbit of Earth roughly every 101 minutes at an inclination of 70.0°. It was launched in 1997. Track its live position and see when it passes over your location on azmth.
Orbital data
- NORAD ID
- 24920
- COSPAR ID
- 1997-047A
- Type
- Satellite
- Orbit
- LEO
- Perigee (lowest)
- 788 km
- Apogee (highest)
- 823 km
- Inclination
- 69.95°
- Orbital period
- 101 min
- Launch year
- 1997
- Operator
- United States
Orbital data from CelesTrak, refreshed every 2 hours. Element epoch: 2026-06-04.
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.
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