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NORAD 43651

AEHF 4 (USA 288)

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.9 hours, on an orbit tilted 1.4° from the equator, between 35,550 and 36,073 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About AEHF 4 (USA 288)

AEHF 4 (USA 288) is a satellite from the United States, launched on Oct 17, 2018 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 67°W, turning with Earth so it stays over the same spot.

The map shows where it is right now; the pass list tells you when it next comes over your location.

USA-288 · United States military communications satellite

Operated by
United States Space Force
Built by
Lockheed Martin Space, Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems
Mass
6,168 kg

Wikipedia article ↗ · Names and facts: Wikidata (CC0).

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 9 days its lowest point went from 35,498 km to 35,499 km. Sudden rises are engine burns that lift the orbit; slow declines are drag from the thin upper atmosphere.

Lowest point (perigee)Highest point (apogee)
35,60035,80036,000

From Space-Track element sets, one point a day.