NROL-15

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:analysis classified analysis tools
gptkbp:collaboration none reported
gptkbp:collection real-time
high-resolution imagery
gptkbp:controls gptkb:NRO
gptkbp:data_transmission encrypted
to ground stations
gptkbp:data_type electronic intelligence
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:military_intelligence
gptkbp:debut gptkb:2010
gptkbp:decommissioned not decommissioned yet
gptkbp:design gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
5 years
classified design
gptkbp:funding U. S. government funding
gptkbp:home_ground multiple locations
NRO ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NROL-15
gptkbp:launch_date 2010-05-20
gptkbp:launch_event successful
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 1,500 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:launch_window May 2010
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Complex_41
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mission gptkb:national_security
gptkb:U._S._intelligence_community
classified
support national security
May 20, 2010
ongoing mission
gptkbp:mission_duration classified
gptkbp:mission_type reconnaissance
gptkbp:operational_status operational
gptkbp:operator gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:satellite
low Earth orbit
spy satellite
NRO control systems
classified bus design
part of NRO program
part of NRO satellite network
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 600 km
geostationary transfer orbit
gptkbp:orbital_inclination approximately 63 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
approximately 1,000 kg
advanced imaging
signals intelligence instruments
reconnaissance payloads
gptkbp:primary_function gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:NROL-16
gptkbp:satellite_network_role intelligence gathering role
gptkbp:status active
operational
gptkbp:storage secure data storage
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NROL-16
gptkbp:track ground-based radar
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Launch_Complex_41
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5