Approximate orbit · United States

USA 303

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USA 303 (NORAD 45725) 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

451 to 457 km up · tilted 97.7° · 93.7 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.

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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
13 Jun 2020
COSPAR ID
2020-037C
NORAD ID
45725

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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