Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
FIA Radar 2 (Future Imagery Architecture (FIA) Radar 2, NROL-25, USA 234, Topaz) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Reconnaissance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
1068 |
Apogee (km) |
1107 |
Eccentricity |
0.00261481729802213 |
Inclination (degrees) |
123 |
Period (minutes) |
107 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
03-04-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 4 |
COSPAR Number |
2012-014A |
NORAD Number |
38109 |
Comments |
Amateur observers speculate that this is part of the FIA. |