No public orbit · United States

USA 338

NO PUBLIC ORBIT

USA 338 (NORAD 53883) 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: 24 Sep 2022
COSPAR ID: 2022-117A
NORAD ID: 53883

The United States' UN registration gives its orbit as about 354 to 408 km up, tilted 73.6°, 92.2 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1082, 30 Nov 2022). 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

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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