Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Angels (Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space, USA 255) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Technology Development |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
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Perigee (km) |
35900 |
Apogee (km) |
35900 |
Eccentricity |
0 |
Inclination (degrees) |
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Period (minutes) |
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Launch Mass (kg.) |
70 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
28-07-2014 |
Expected Lifetime |
1 yr. |
Contractor |
Orbital Sciences Corp. |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Delta 4M |
COSPAR Number |
2014-043C |
NORAD Number |
40101 |
Comments |
Equipped with instrumentation to detect, track and identify other spacecraft in orbit. |