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USA 170

USA 170 is an object launched in 2003 in a geosynchronous orbit, about 35,786 km above the equator, keeping pace with the Earth so it appears to hang over one spot. It completes one orbit every 1,436 minutes, on a path tilted 10.8° to the equator.

Height

35,786 km

One orbit

1,436 min

Inclination

10.8°

Orbit

GEO

Geosynchronous orbit

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