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NORAD 65160

NTS-3

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Its orbit in 3D

Goes round Earth once every 23.7 hours, on an orbit tilted 3.6° from the equator, between 35,235 and 35,814 km up. Earth is drawn to scale.

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About NTS-3

NTS-3 is a satellite from the United States, launched on Aug 13, 2025 from Air Force Eastern Test Range.

It sits in geostationary orbit about 35,800 km above the equator near 29°E, 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.

Navigation Technology Satellite-3 · American experimental military navigation satellite

Operated by
Air Force Research Laboratory
Built by
L3Harris Technologies, Northrop Grumman Space Systems
Mass
1,250 kg

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

Orbit height over the past year

Over the last 11 days its lowest point went from 35,674 km to 35,353 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)
35,30035,40035,50035,60035,700

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