Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Mercury 1 (Advanced Vortex 1, USA 105) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/USAF |
Users |
Military |
Purpose |
Surveillance |
Class of Orbit |
GEO |
Type of Orbit |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
-27.95 |
Perigee (km) |
35598 |
Apogee (km) |
35976 |
Eccentricity |
0.00448324121735418 |
Inclination (degrees) |
5.1 |
Period (minutes) |
1436.13 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
8000 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
4000 |
Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
27-08-1994 |
Expected Lifetime |
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Contractor |
Boeing Satellite Systems |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Cape Canaveral |
Launch Vehicle |
Titan IVA |
COSPAR Number |
1994-054A |
NORAD Number |
23223 |
Comments |
In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. |