Approximate orbit · United States

USA 344

APPROX

USA 344 (NORAD 56307) 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

35,837 to 35,886 km up · tilted 5.7° · 1,440.0 min a lap · as listed on 14 Oct 2026

Its height and tilt are public. The spot above the equator it keeps is not, so azmth shows no position.

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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
1 Nov 2022
COSPAR ID
2022-144J
NORAD ID
56307

The United States registered it with the UN (ST/SG/SER.E/1130, 14 Jul 2023). The orbit values filed did not pass azmth's checks, so they are left out.

Who operates it

MilitaryUnited StatesActive
Technology test

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for technology testing, lists its owner as US Space Force Space Systems Command 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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