Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Keyhole 5 (Advanced KH-11, KH-12-5, Improved Crystal, EIS-3, USA 186) |
Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
Operator/Owner | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Users | Military |
Purpose | Reconnaissance |
Class of Orbit | LEO |
Type of Orbit | Sun-Synchronous |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) | 0 |
Perigee (km) | 264 |
Apogee (km) | 1050 |
Eccentricity | 0.0559271381813007 |
Inclination (degrees) | 97.9 |
Period (minutes) | 97 |
Launch Mass (kg.) | 18000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) | 10000 |
Power (watts) | |
Date of Launch | 19-10-2005 |
Expected Lifetime | 5+ yrs. |
Contractor | Lockheed Martin |
Country of Contractor | USA |
Launch Site | Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle | Titan IV |
COSPAR Number | 2005-042A |
NORAD Number | 28888 |
Comments | $1 billion satellite; last use of Titan IV as launch vehicle. |