Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Lacrosse/Onyx 3 (Lacrosse-3, USA 133) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Surveillance |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
671 |
Apogee (km) |
675 |
Eccentricity |
0.000283969899190686 |
Inclination (degrees) |
57 |
Period (minutes) |
98.2 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
14500 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
|
Date of Launch |
24-10-1997 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
Lockheed Martin Astronautics |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Vandenberg AFB |
Launch Vehicle |
Titan IV |
COSPAR Number |
1997-064A |
NORAD Number |
25017 |
Comments |
$1 billion range; space-based imaging radar, uses radar pulses to see through clouds, fog, haze, darkness and generate images. |