No public orbit · United States

USA 302

ORBIT UNCERTAIN

USA 302 (NORAD 45724) is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.

Orbit

Orbit may be out of date

The public catalogue lists it at 433 to 439 km up (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). For a satellite this low, launched in 2020, that listing may be out of date, so azmth draws nothing for it.

Catalogue

Country: United States; From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched: 13 Jun 2020
COSPAR ID: 2020-037B
NORAD ID: 45724

The United States' UN registration gives its orbit as about 584 to 590 km up, tilted 97.7°, 96.4 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/951, 16 Sep 2020). The United States gives its function as “Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communications”.

Who operates it

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Signals intelligence (unconfirmed)

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for signals intelligence (unconfirmed), 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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