AEHF-3 (USA 246) is a payload in GEO orbit, operated by US Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFB, launched 2013.
| Orbit class | GEO |
| Inclination | 5.3420° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0088276 |
| Period | 1436.1 min |
| Apogee | 36,160 km |
| Perigee | 35,415 km |
| Mean motion | 1.00269071 rev/day |
| RAAN | 67.0025° |
| Arg of perigee | 187.6976° |
| Mean anomaly | 338.8763° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 4,585 |
1 39256U 13050A 26188.20177802 .00000041 00000-0 00000-0 0 99912 39256 5.3420 67.0025 0088276 187.6976 338.8763 1.00269071 45852{
"OBJECT_NAME": "AEHF-3 (USA 246)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2013-050A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:50:33.621+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.00269071,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0088276,
"INCLINATION": 5.342,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 67.0025,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 187.6976,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 338.8763,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 39256,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 4585,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 4.1e-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 | AEHF-3 (USA 246) |
| Operator | US Air Force Military Satellite Communications Wing, AFSMC, LAAFBHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree |
| Country | United States |
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//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
| Mission purpose | — |
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