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MUOS-5 — Live Satellite Tracking (NORAD 41622)

Track MUOS-5 (NORAD catalog number 41622) live on the WatchSat interactive 3D globe above. Its position is propagated in real time from the latest CelesTrak two-line element set using the SGP4/SDP4 orbital model — the same math professional trackers run. It has been on orbit since 2016, launched on the 41st orbital launch of that year (COSPAR designation 2016-041A). As of this element set it had completed roughly 3,835 revolutions of Earth.

Its speed swings from 3.01 km/s at apogee to 3.14 km/s at perigee. MUOS-5 sits in the geostationary belt roughly 35,786 km above the equator, where its 23.9-hour orbit matches Earth's rotation — seen from the ground it stays parked over the same longitude around the clock. The orbit is mildly elliptical (eccentricity 0.0205), so its altitude varies between 34,930 km and 36,658 km over each revolution. Its near-equatorial 1.9° inclination keeps it above the tropics at all times. Its orbital plane crosses the equator northbound at right ascension 304.7°.

Orbital elements

Orbit regime	geostationary/geosynchronous orbit (GEO)
Perigee × apogee altitude	~34,930 km × 36,658 km
Inclination	1.95°
Orbital period	1436.1 min (1.00 rev/day)
Eccentricity	0.02048
Element set epoch	2026-10-21
COSPAR designation	2016-041A
NORAD catalog number	41622

This page's orbital elements come from the CelesTrak catalog of 2026-10-23. The live 3D view above fetches its own current CelesTrak data when the page opens, through an edge cache that refreshes roughly every 30 minutes.

About the Other Active Satellites group

MUOS-5 is one of 4,802 active satellites in WatchSat's general catalog — the broad population of Earth-observation, communications, science, amateur-radio and technology spacecraft outside the giant broadband constellations. Browse all other active satellites live in 3D.

Can you see MUOS-5 from the ground?

Not with the naked eye. At its altitude MUOS-5 is far beyond unaided visibility — following satellites this high takes a telescope and good timing. You can still track it precisely in the live 3D view above, or check the “When can I see it?” panel in the live view.

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