NAVSTAR 71 (USA 256) is a payload in MEO orbit, operated by US Air Force Space and Missile Center, launched 2014.
| Orbit class | MEO |
| Inclination | 55.3649° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0034103 |
| Period | 718.0 min |
| Apogee | 20,273 km |
| Perigee | 20,092 km |
| Mean motion | 2.00559674 rev/day |
| RAAN | 87.7155° |
| Arg of perigee | 118.3151° |
| Mean anomaly | 242.0701° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 8,645 |
1 40105U 14045A 26187.00001941 -.00000013 00000-0 00000-0 0 99982 40105 55.3649 87.7155 0034104 118.3151 242.0701 2.00559674 86456{
"OBJECT_NAME": "NAVSTAR 71 (USA 256)",
"OBJECT_ID": "2014-045A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-06T00:00:01.677+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 2.00559674,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.00341035,
"INCLINATION": 55.3649,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 87.7155,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 118.3151,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 242.0701,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 40105,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 8645,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": -1.3e-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 71 (USA 256) |
| 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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