Approximate orbit · United States

USA 566

APPROX

USA 566 (NORAD 65724) 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

36,023 to 36,039 km up · tilted 0.1° · 1,448.6 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
30 Jul 2024
COSPAR ID
2024-134H
NORAD ID
65724

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
Missile warning

Independent assessment

GCAT classes it as a military satellite for missile warning, 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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