OBJECT A

OBJECT A is an active satellite operated by Space Logistics (United States), launched on 2026-07-21 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, United States on the MRV/MEP launch. As a relatively recent addition to the catalogue, its orbital elements are well-characterised. It orbits in Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO) at altitudes between 3,351 km and 51,468 km with an inclination of 19.3°. It travels at approximately 12,366 km/h (3.44 km/s), completing one full orbit every 17 hours 10 minutes — that’s roughly 1.40 orbits per day. Its orbital eccentricity of 0.7122 gives it a noticeably elliptical path, with significant altitude variation between perigee and apogee. Orbital Radar tracks OBJECT A in real time using the latest two-line element set (TLE) data, providing live position, altitude, speed and orbital path updated continuously.

OBJECT A follows a Highly Elliptical Orbit, sweeping between 3,351 km (perigee) and 51,468 km (apogee). It spends most of its 17 hours 10 minutes orbital period near apogee, effectively loitering over a region of interest before rapidly sweeping through perigee — a profile used for high-latitude communications (Molniya orbits), early-warning systems and magnetospheric science. With an inclination of 19.3°, OBJECT A passes over latitudes between 19.3°N and 19.3°S, concentrating coverage over equatorial and near-equatorial regions. Low-inclination orbits maximise revisit rates over specific tropical zones. United States operates approximately 13,350 active satellites in total.