No public orbit · United States

USA 305

NO PUBLIC ORBIT

USA 305 (NORAD 45873) is a satellite whose orbit is not public. What is published: its catalogue entry, its UN registration and who operates it.

Orbit

No public orbit

The public catalogue lists no orbit for it, not even its height and tilt (CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026). azmth draws nothing for it.

Catalogue status: CelesTrak, 14 Oct 2026

Catalogue

Country: United States; From GCAT (14 Oct 2026)
Launched: 15 Jul 2020
COSPAR ID: 2020-046A
NORAD ID: 45873

The United States' UN registration gives its orbit as about 577 to 579 km up, tilted 53.9°, 96.2 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/951, 16 Sep 2020). Its current orbit is not published. 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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