USA 324

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Missile Warning TrackingGEOCOSPAR 2022-006ALaunched 1/21/2022

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: GSSAP 5/6
Launch Vehicle: Atlas V 511 G
Launch Date: 1/21/2022

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: GEO
Altitude: 35,784 km
Inclination: 0.11 deg
Dry Mass: 500 kg
Total Mass: 500 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Missile Warning Tracking

Payload Category

EW*

Payload Class

D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. Space Force
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Constellation

Name: GSSAP
Active Satellites: 6

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2022-006A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1050

Track

Mentions

4

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

USA 324 and USA 325 are GSSAP satellites used for GEO inspection operations.

GeneralValue 4.0Mar 26, 2026Cat-and-mouse in action:

USA 324 executed two drift-stop burns on 14 March and parked at 73.0°E.

Capability

General

Value 4.0

Mar 26, 2026

Cat-and-mouse in action:

USA 324 had closed to about 63 km from Shijian-29A by 19 March.

GeneralValue 3.6Mar 26, 2026Cat-and-mouse in action:

COMSPOC’s visualization shows USA 325 at a range of about 2,054.259 km from Shijian-29B and USA 324 at a range of about 1,916.735 km from Shijian-29A.

CapabilityGeneralValue 2.0Mar 26, 2026Cat-and-mouse in action: