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USA 118

OperationalPayloadGEO

A catalogued spacecraft payload.

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Launch

Launch date
April 24, 1996 at 01:00 PM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Kosmos-3M (11K65M) →
Operator
Production Corporation Polyot
Mission
Taifun-1B 14
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,228 km
Periapsis
36,157 km
Inclination
8.06°
Orbital period
1456.89 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force
Manufacturer
Boeing Satellite Systems
Users
Military
Launch mass
8,000 kg
Dry mass
4,000 kg
Detailed purpose
Electronic Intelligence

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
1996-026A
NORAD catalog №
23855
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Operational