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 |
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Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
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Perigee (km) |
35771 |
Apogee (km) |
35805 |
Eccentricity |
0.000403244935718013 |
Inclination (degrees) |
4.91 |
Period (minutes) |
23.94 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
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Dry Mass (kg.) |
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Power (watts) |
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Date of Launch |
20-06-2012 |
Expected Lifetime |
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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. |