USA 253

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USA 253 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 40099

Int'l Code: 2014-043A

Perigee: 36,787.5 km

Apogee: 36,821.8 km

Inclination: 3.5 °

Period: 1,488.1 minutes

Semi major axis: 43175 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: July 28, 2014
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE (AFETR)

USA 253 is a satellite that is part of Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP). GSSAP satellites are a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Strategic Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor.

1 40099U 14043A   24138.78724082 -.00000118  00000-0  00000+0 0  9990
2 40099   3.4790  84.4074 0003972  27.5436 232.1831  0.96770853 10727

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants