NROL-99

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Space_Launch_System
gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:analysis NRO analysts
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:collection real-time
gptkbp:communication encrypted signals
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:data_transmission secure channels
gptkbp:data_type electronic signals
gptkbp:data_usage gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:decommissioned no
gptkbp:design gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
15 years
gptkbp:home_ground NRO facilities
NRO ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NROL-99
gptkbp:launch_date 2020-01-10
2020-01-10 T12:00:00 Z
gptkbp:launch_event yes
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 1,500 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:launch_price estimated at $150 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:launch_window 1 hour
gptkbp:launched gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkb:Complex_41
months of planning
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkbp:mission gptkb:national_security
yes
global
successful
expected 2025
NRO headquarters
gptkbp:mission_duration 5 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:intelligence
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:NROL-98
gptkbp:number_of_stages gptkb:RD-180_engine
Centaur upper stage
gptkbp:operator gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkb:satellite
regular
1,500 kg
low Earth orbit
modular
surveillance
ground-based
A2100
geosynchronous orbit
in orbit
high-frequency
expected to last until 2035
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 36,000 km
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 0 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period 24 hours
gptkbp:payload_capacity gptkb:Signal
automated
approximately 1,000 kg
pre-launch
up to 1,500 kg
classified payload
signals intelligence instruments
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:recovery_method not applicable
gptkbp:security high priority
gptkbp:status operational
gptkbp:storage onboard systems
gptkbp:success gptkb:true
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NROL-100
gptkbp:track continuous
radar and optical systems
gptkbp:type gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atlas_V
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4