▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	LEO
Inclination	69.9546°
Eccentricity	0.0024524
Period	100.8 min
Apogee	816 km
Perigee	781 km
Mean motion	14.27953075 rev/day
RAAN	329.9259°
Arg of perigee	253.7659°
Mean anomaly	106.0765°
B*	8.6641e-5
Rev at epoch	50,147

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

EPOCH Jul 6, 2026SOURCE CelesTrakDERIVED currentUPDATED Jul 7, 2026

1 24920U 97047A 26187.70857725 .00000158 00000-0 86641-4 0 9992

2 24920 69.9546 329.9259 0024524 253.7659 106.0765 14.27953075501476

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "FORTE",
  "OBJECT_ID": "1997-047A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-06T17:00:21.074+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 14.27953075,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0024524,
  "INCLINATION": 69.9546,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 329.9259,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 253.7659,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 106.0765,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 24920,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 50147,
  "BSTAR": 0.000086641,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000158,
  "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.

▸Satellite metadata

Name	FORTE
Operator	USAF SMC/DoD Space Test ProgramHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Country	United States
Launch date	Aug 29, 1997HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	212HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Mission purpose	—
Object class	PAYLOADHIGH

▸Data quality

Score85 / 100

Claims7

Sources1

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org

▸Actions

GET /api/v1/satellites/24920

//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.