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USA 32, 19460

Orbit data source: Space-Track

USA 32, 19460 is a payload satellite owned by NRO (US) in LEO that was launched on Mon, 05 Sep 1988 UTC via a TITAN II SLV launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.

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Identifier

19460, 1988-078A

Orbit

LEO

Country

Related business

National Reconnaissance Office (US)

Manufacturer

LMSC/MOTO

Mission

Defense Sigint

Bus & Motor

NRO-T2, AOCS

Mass

~1,450 kg wet, ~1,200 kg dry

Launch date (UTC)

1988-09-05 (38 years ago)

Launch vehicle

TITAN II SLV

Launch site

Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR)

Object type

Payload

Rocket body

Debris

Shape & HBR

Cyl + 1 Ant, 5.0 m

Radar Cross Section

1.422 m², Large (>1 m²)

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Last TLE update: 10 hours ago

TLE from 10 hours ago

0 USA 32
1 19460U 88078A   26259.95937692  .00000164  00000-0  51142-4 0  9993
2 19460  84.9824  59.6809 0004448 145.8826 214.2655 14.34606049122342

Epoch: 2026-09-16T23:01Z

TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T23:01:30.165Z)

Latitude

0.00001°

Longitude

78.40173°

Altitude

782.036 km

Speed

7.461 km/s

True Right ascension

03h 58m 43s

True Declination

0° 00' 00"

Sunlit

Object was in daylight at epoch

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Latitude

Unknown

Longitude

Unknown

Altitude

Unknown

Speed

Unknown

Apparent Right ascension

Unknown

Apparent Declination

Unknown

Sunlit

N/A

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Local Sidereal Time

02:03:57

Azimuth

Unknown

Elevation

Unknown

Doppler factor

Unknown

Orbital elements

Apogee altitude

776.555 km

Perigee altitude

770.193 km

Semi-major axis

7,151.511 km

Eccentricity

0.00044

Inclination

84.9824°

RAAN

59.6809°

Arg. of periapsis

145.8826°

True anomaly

214.23682°

Mean anomaly

214.2655°

Eccentric anomaly

214.25116°

Mean motion

3.58878 °/min

Orbital period

100.31 mins

BSTAR

0.000051142

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USA 32 Visibility forecast

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Span	Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order	Start Az.	Max El. time (UTC)	Max El. Az.	Max El.	End time (UTC)	End Az.
9 mins	2026-09-17 10:51:07.170Z	156.531° SSE	2026-09-17 10:56:07.170Z	74.462° E	41.699°	2026-09-17 11:00:07.170Z	20.331° NNE
6 mins	2026-09-17 12:34:07.170Z	248.011° W	2026-09-17 12:37:07.170Z	291.058° WNW	20.837°	2026-09-17 12:40:07.170Z	329.181° NNW
8 mins	2026-09-17 23:03:07.170Z	346.393° N	2026-09-17 23:07:07.170Z	238.923° WSW	63.061°	2026-09-17 23:11:07.170Z	188.877° SSW

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USA 32, 19460

Orbit data source: Space-Track

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TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-09-16T23:01:30.165Z)

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Other satellites on launch #78 in the year 1988 (1988-09-05 UTC)

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