NORAD 23953
NAVSTAR 38 (USA 126)
In orbit
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Computing position…
Blue circle: where it is above the horizon now
Time
- Local time
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Position
- Latitude
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- Longitude
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- Altitude
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Speed
- Miles per hour
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- Kilometers per second
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- Miles per second
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From your location
- Azimuth
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- Elevation
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- Right ascension
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- Declination
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- Local sidereal time
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Sunlight
- Day / night
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Identity
- NORAD ID
- 23953
- International designator
- 1996-041A
- Launch date
- Jul 16, 1996
- Launch site
- AIR FORCE EASTERN TEST RANGE
- Radar size (RCS)
- Large (over 1 m²)
Radio
- Uplink
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- Downlink
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- Beacon
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- Mode
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Your station
- Grid locator
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Live
- Azimuth
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- Elevation
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- Range
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- Range rate
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- Naked-eye visibility
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- Sub-satellite grid
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- Footprint diameter
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Upcoming passes
Next 48 h · your local timeUse your location to predict passes.
Mutual visibility
With another station · next 48 hUse your location to find mutual windows.
Transmitters
Nominal · add location for Doppler-
Recent receptions
SatNOGS Network-
Orbit data
- TLE epoch
- 2026-10-09 18:25:21 UTC
- TLE age
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About NAVSTAR 38 (USA 126)
NAVSTAR 38 (USA 126) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Jul 16, 1996 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.
It circles Earth every 763 minutes (1.9 times a day), between 21,112 and 21,457 km up, on an orbit tilted 56.1° to the equator, so its path covers latitudes up to 56° north and south.
The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.
USA-126 · American navigation satellite used for GPS
- Operated by
- United States Air Force
- Built by
- Rockwell International
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