NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242) is a payload in MEO orbit, operated by US Air Force Space and Missile Center, launched 2013.
| Orbit class | MEO |
| Inclination | 54.4888° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0141401 |
| Period | 718.0 min |
| Apogee | 20,558 km |
| Perigee | 19,807 km |
| Mean motion | 2.00563366 rev/day |
| RAAN | 268.1608° |
| Arg of perigee | 51.1024° |
| Mean anomaly | 310.2139° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 9,628 |
1 39166U 13023A 26188.12634727 -.00000010 00000-0 00000-0 0 99932 39166 54.4888 268.1608 0141401 51.1024 310.2139 2.00563366 96284{
"OBJECT_NAME": "NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2013-023A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T03:01:56.404+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 2.00563366,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0141401,
"INCLINATION": 54.4888,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 268.1608,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 51.1024,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 310.2139,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 39166,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 9628,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -1e-7,
"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 | NAVSTAR 68 (USA 242) |
| Operator | US Air Force Space and Missile CenterHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | |
| Launch date | |
| Launch mass (kg) | 1630 |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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