[s.n.43098] - Satellite Information
Designation
Spacetrack catalog number 43098
COSPAR ID 2018-001-A
Name in Spacetrack catalog USA 280
Satellite Details
Orbit No orbit data available
Category unknown
Country/organisation of origin United States
Intrinsic brightness (Magnitude) ?
Launch
Date (UTC) 08/01/2018
Data above from: http: //www.heavens-above.com
There are satellite fags out there in the amateur astronomy community that track and even photograph satellites and I'm sure some of them know where ZUMA is at. Given it was on a northeasterly launch trajectory angled about 50 degrees relative to the equator I'd say they were going for a polar orbit. This is common for military/spy satellites. Apparently they lauched another one last may on a very similar orbit.
I wonder what the four leafed clover signifies?