USA 245

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Earth ObservationLEOCOSPAR 2013-043ALaunched 8/28/2013

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Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: USA 245 [IC]
Launch Vehicle: Delta 4H
Launch Date: 8/28/2013

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: LEO
Altitude: 626.5 km
Inclination: 97.88 deg
Dry Mass: 10,500 kg
Total Mass: 14,000 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type

Earth Observation

Payload Category

IMG*

Payload Class

D

Organizations

Operator: U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2013-043A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/736

Track

Mentions

5

All verified mentions of this spacecraft in source documents.

Cosmos 2453 came within 20 kilometers of the U.S. intelligence satellite USA 245 several times in January 2020.

GeneralCapabilityValue 4.0Jan 19, 2026The successful development of Russiaâs counterspace activities in LEO and GEO

Kosmos-2542 and Kosmos-2543 had distant encounters with the US satellite USA 245.

GeneralValue 3.5Apr 28, 2025Project Nivelir: Russia’s inspection satellites (part 1)

Cosmos-2543 reportedly chased USA 245, a classified imaging satellite owned by the National Reconnaissance Office.

GeneralValue 4.0Jul 23, 2020U.S. Space Command again condemns Russia for anti-satellite weapon test

Cosmos-2543 reportedly maneuvered in pursuit of USA 245, a classified imaging satellite owned by the National Reconnaissance Office.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 15, 2020U.S. Space Command blasts Russia for anti-satellite missile test

T.S. Kelso, senior research astrodynamicist at Analytical Graphics Inc., observed that orbital data for Cosmos-2542 is available from the U.S. Space Force 18th Space Control Squadron while comparable orbital data for USA 245 is not publicly provided by the U.S. government and is being supplied by amateur observers.

GeneralValue 3.7Feb 10, 2020Raymond calls out Russia for ‘threatening behavior’ in outer space