USA 274

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USA 274 is classified as:

Military

NORAD ID: 42058

Int'l Code: 2017-011A

Perigee: 1,092.5 km

Apogee: 1,134.2 km

Inclination: 63.4 °

Period: 107.4 minutes

Semi major axis: 7484 km

RCS: Unknown

Launch date: March 1, 2017
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)

USA 274 is a military satellite that carries equipment to track ships and aircraft via their radio transmissions. Positions of the origin of the transmissions are determined by triangulation. Each launch consists of two satellites of similar size in the same orbit. Both satellites maneuver to stationkeep relative to one another.

1 42058U 17011A   22020.75589520 0.00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0    09
2 42058  63.4421 286.5584 0027893  17.3822 342.6178 13.40830484    07

Source of the keplerian elements: McCants