| Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | SDS III-7 (Satellite Data System) NRO L-38, Drake, USA 236) |
| Country of Operator/Owner | USA |
| Operator/Owner | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force |
| Users | Military |
| Purpose | Electronic Surveillance |
| Class of Orbit | GEO |
| Type of Orbit | |
| Longitude of GEO (degrees) | |
| Perigee (km) | 35771 |
| Apogee (km) | 35805 |
| Eccentricity | 0.000403244935718013 |
| Inclination (degrees) | 4.91 |
| Period (minutes) | 23.94 |
| Launch Mass (kg.) | |
| Dry Mass (kg.) | |
| Power (watts) | |
| Date of Launch | 20-06-2012 |
| Expected Lifetime | |
| Contractor | National Reconnaissance Laboratory |
| Country of Contractor | USA |
| Launch Site | Cape Canaveral |
| Launch Vehicle | Atlas 5 |
| COSPAR Number | 2012-033A |
| NORAD Number | 38466 |
| Comments | Real-time data relay from reconnissance satellites. |