Approximate orbit · United States

USA 346

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USA 346 (NORAD 57836) 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

35,783 to 35,788 km up · tilted 12.5° · 1,436.1 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
10 Sep 2023
COSPAR ID
2023-140A
NORAD ID
57836

The United States registered the orbit it was launched into: about 196 to 36,218 km up, tilted 26.9°, 639.4 min a lap (ST/SG/SER.E/1162, 22 Dec 2023). Where it works now 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
Space surveillance

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for missile warning, 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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