Geostationary
USA 167
Classified · NRO / US Government
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A classified US government satellite in geostationary orbit. Analysts tracking its orbital position and behavior assess it as a data relay or signals intelligence payload. The National Reconnaissance Office operates multiple classified payloads in GEO that support intelligence collection, military communications, and other sensitive national security missions that are acknowledged only through orbital tracking data.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,234–22,250 mi (35,782–35,808 km)
- Inclination
- 11.2°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 27691
- Int’l designator
- 2003-008A
- Launched
- 2003
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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