Approximate orbit · United States

USA 326

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USA 326 (NORAD 51445) 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

496 to 507 km up · tilted 97.4° · 94.7 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
2 Feb 2022
COSPAR ID
2022-009A
NORAD ID
51445

The United States' UN registration gives its orbit as about 515 to 516 km up, tilted 97.4°, 94.9 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1055, 6 May 2022). 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

MilitaryUnited StatesActive
Optical imaging

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for optical 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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CelesTrak record

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