NTS-3 is a payload in GEO orbit, operated by United States Space Force, launched 2025.
| Orbit class | GEO |
| Inclination | 3.2879° |
| Eccentricity | 0.0000509 |
| Period | 1430.5 min |
| Apogee | 35,680 km |
| Perigee | 35,675 km |
| Mean motion | 1.00662651 rev/day |
| RAAN | 71.3026° |
| Arg of perigee | 59.5509° |
| Mean anomaly | 82.5006° |
| B* | 0.0000e+0 |
| Rev at epoch | 23 |
1 65160U 25173A 26188.21104794 .00000113 00000-0 00000-0 0 99942 65160 3.2879 71.3026 0000509 59.5509 82.5006 1.00662651 238{
"OBJECT_NAME": "NTS-3",
"OBJECT_ID": "2025-173A",
"EPOCH": "2026-07-07T05:03:54.542+00:00",
"MEAN_MOTION": 1.00662651,
"ECCENTRICITY": 0.0000509,
"INCLINATION": 3.2879,
"RA_OF_ASC_NODE": 71.3026,
"ARG_OF_PERICENTER": 59.5509,
"MEAN_ANOMALY": 82.5006,
"EPHEMERIS_TYPE": 0,
"CLASSIFICATION_TYPE": "U",
"NORAD_CAT_ID": 65160,
"REV_AT_EPOCH": 23,
"BSTAR": 0,
"MEAN_MOTION_DOT": 0.00000113,
"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 | NTS-3 |
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| Launch mass (kg) | 1250HIGH |
//Orbital data is approximate and not for operational use. Last ingested from CelesTrak on Jul 7, 2026.
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