Approximate orbit · United States

USA 568

APPROX

USA 568 (NORAD 66551) 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

35,442 to 35,696 km up · tilted 0.1° · 1,425.0 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.

Why some orbits are not public →

Diagram by azmth: size, shape and tilt to scale, from the catalogue's figures. It shows no place on Earth.Which way the high point faces is not published.

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
2024-134K
NORAD ID
66551

Not registered with the UN (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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