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CommunicationsLEOCOSPAR 2021-052ALaunched 6/15/2021

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USA 316/317/318
Launch Vehicle: Minotaur I
Launch Date: 6/15/2021

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 596.5 km
Inclination: 55 deg
Dry Mass: 150 kg
Total Mass: 150 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Communications

Payload Category

COM?

Payload Class

D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Northrop Grumman

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2021-052A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/1024