USA 498

NORAD 63350 · Payload · In orbit since 2025

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Launched: 2025-03-24 · Cape Canaveral / Kennedy, USA
Country / operator: US (United States)
Object type: Payload
Purpose: Signals intelligence
Mass: 1,000 kg
Size: 2 × 2 m
Orbit class: LEO (< 2,000 km)
Perigee × Apogee: 1,029 × 1,182 km
Inclination: 63.4°
Period: 107.2 min
Eccentricity: 0.0102
Orbit data: Reconstructed from catalog orbit

Mass, size and purpose from GCAT (J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0).