Approximate orbit · United States

USA 558

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USA 558 (NORAD 65704) 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

575 to 579 km up · tilted 70.0° · 96.2 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: 22 Sep 2025
COSPAR ID: 2025-213A
NORAD ID: 65704

The United States has registered it with the UN in ST/SG/SER.E/1313, which is not published yet (UN register, checked 30 Sep 2026).

Who operates it

MilitaryUnited StatesActive

Optical imaging

Official description

“This constellation continues to add capability and resilience to our mission through shorter revisit times, increased observational persistence, and faster processing and transmission of data.”

National Reconnaissance Office, 22 Sep 2025

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