▸Orbital parameters

Orbit class	GEO
Inclination	2.1979°
Eccentricity	0.0001953
Period	1436.1 min
Apogee	35,795 km
Perigee	35,778 km
Mean motion	1.00271872 rev/day
RAAN	12.9938°
Arg of perigee	92.2414°
Mean anomaly	95.3102°
B*	0.0000e+0
Rev at epoch	3,104

▸Two-line element set (TLE)

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

1 43162U 18009A 26188.20767161 .00000142 00000-0 00000-0 0 9996

2 43162 2.1979 12.9938 0001953 92.2414 95.3102 1.00271872 31044

▸ source OMM (JSON)

{
  "OBJECT_NAME": "SBIRS GEO-3 (USA 282)",
  "OBJECT_ID": "2018-009A",
  "EPOCH": "2026-07-07T04:59:02.827+00:00",
  "MEAN_MOTION": 1.00271872,
  "ECCENTRICITY": 0.0001953,
  "INCLINATION": 2.1979,
  "RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 12.9938,
  "ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 92.2414,
  "MEAN_ANOMALY": 95.3102,
  "EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
  "CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
  "NORAD_CAT_ID": 43162,
  "REV_AT_EPOCH": 3104,
  "BSTAR": 0,
  "MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000142,
  "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	SBIRS GEO-3 (USA 282)
Operator	US Air Force Space CommandHIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog⚠ sources disagree United States Air ForceMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Country	United StatesMEDIUMvia Wikidata
Launch date	Jan 20, 2018HIGHvia GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General Catalog
Launch mass (kg)	4500HIGH

▸Data quality

Score90 / 100

Claims9

Sources2

TLEavailable

▸Sources

GCAT — Jonathan McDowell's General CatalogCC BY 4.0planet4589.org
WikidataCC0 1.0query.wikidata.org

▸Actions

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