Approximate orbit · United States

USA 571

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USA 571 (NORAD 67480) 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

36,121 to 36,157 km up · tilted 3.0° · 1,454.2 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: 13 Aug 2025
COSPAR ID: 2025-173E
NORAD ID: 67480

No published UN registration yet: the UN has published United States registrations for launches up to June 2025 (checked 30 Sep 2026).

Who operates it

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Missile warning

Official description

“The USSF is leveraging the newly certified Vulcan Centaur rocket to deliver demonstrations and experiments to geosynchronous orbit on behalf of the Department of Defense customers.”

US Space Force, 13 Aug 2025

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