Approximate orbit · United States
USA 247
USA 247 (NORAD 39462) 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
1,102 to 1,105 km up · tilted 123.0° · 107.4 min a lap · as listed on 14 Oct 2026
Its height and tilt are public. Which way its orbit faces, and where it is, are not, so azmth shows no position or pass times.
Why some orbits are not public →
Height and tilt: CelesTrak and Space-Track.org, as listed on 14 Oct 2026
Catalogue
- Country
- United States
- From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
- Launched
- 6 Dec 2013
- COSPAR ID
- 2013-072A
- NORAD ID
- 39462
Not registered with the UN (UN register, checked 30 Sep 2026).
Who operates it
Independent assessment
GCAT classes it as a military satellite for radar imaging, 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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