FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) is a payload in GEO orbit, operated by Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space Field Activity, launched 1989.
| Orbit class | GEO |
| Inclination | 12.4160° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0003683 |
| Period | 1436.2 min |
| Apogee | 35,803 km |
| Perigee | 35,772 km |
| Mean motion | 1.00267590 rev/day |
| RAAN | 351.0481° |
| Arg of perigee | 64.7431° |
| Mean anomaly | 107.4357° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 26,075 |
1 20253U 89077A 26187.31455632 -.00000359 00000-0 00000-0 0 99942 20253 12.4160 351.0481 0003684 64.7431 107.4357 1.00267590260753{
"OBJECT_NAME": "FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46)",
"OBJECT_ID": "1989-077A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T07:32:57.666+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.0026759,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00036835,
"INCLINATION": 12.416,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 351.0481,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 64.7431,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 107.4357,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 20253,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 26075,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -0.00000359,
"MEAN_MOTION_DDOT": 0
}Reconstructed from CelesTrak OMM mean-elements (element-set number is a placeholder). TLE/OMM data is approximate. Not for operational use or collision avoidance.
| Name | FLTSATCOM 8 (USA 46) |
| Operator | Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Space Field ActivityHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog |
| Country | United States |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | |
| Mission purpose | — |
| Object class | PAYLOADHIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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