USA 271
USA 271 is an object launched in 2016 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 1,454 minutes, on a path tilted 4.5° to the equator.
Height
35,786 km
One orbit
1,454 min
Inclination
4.5°
Orbit
GEO
Geosynchronous orbit
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The dashed line shows where it will fly over in the next 95 minutes.
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