gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:satellite
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gptkbp:collaboration
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gptkb:none
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gptkbp:collection
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real-time
electronic intelligence
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gptkbp:communication
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secure communications
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gptkbp:communication_system
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encrypted communication
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gptkbp:cospar
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2006-060 A
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gptkbp:data_transmission
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encrypted
secure channels
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gptkbp:data_type
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imagery
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gptkbp:debris_created
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yes
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gptkbp:debut
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gptkb:2006
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:2008
February 21, 2008
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gptkbp:design
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5 years
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gptkbp:end_of_life
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February 2008
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gptkbp:height
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approximately 3 meters
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gptkbp:home_ground
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gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:USAF
NRO ground stations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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USA-193
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gptkbp:international_designator
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2006-060 A
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gptkbp:is_aplace_for
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approximately 1,000 km
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gptkbp:launch_date
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2006-12-14
December 14, 2006
2006-12-14 T20:00:00 Z
2006-12-14 T00:00:00 Z
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gptkbp:launch_event
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yes
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gptkbp:launch_mass
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approximately 1,000 kg
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gptkbp:launch_platform
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gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
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gptkbp:launch_price
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estimated $300 million
estimated $500 million
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
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gptkbp:launch_vehicle
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gptkb:Delta_IV_Heavy
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gptkbp:launch_window
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1 hour
1 day
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 5 meters
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
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gptkbp:mass
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approximately 1,000 kg
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gptkbp:mission
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gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
successful
surveillance
2008-02-21
planned destruction
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gptkbp:mission_duration
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classified
approximately 2 years
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gptkbp:mission_type
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gptkb:intelligence_gathering
reconnaissance
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gptkbp:operated_by
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gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
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gptkbp:operational_status
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inactive
decommissioned
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gptkbp:operational_use
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gptkb:USAF
approximately 1 year
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gptkbp:orbit_type
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Low Earth Orbit
Classified
classified
low Earth orbit
modular
decommissioned
A2100
spy satellite
2008-02-21
deorbit
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gptkbp:orbital_altitude
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approximately 300 km
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination
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approximately 63 degrees
approximately 60 degrees
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gptkbp:orbital_period
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yes
approximately 90 minutes
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gptkbp:payload_capacity
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sensors and cameras
approximately 500 kg
imaging sensors
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gptkbp:perigee
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approximately 250 km
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gptkbp:power_source
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solar panels
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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NRO reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:purpose
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gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
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gptkbp:recovery_method
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destruction by missile
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gptkbp:reentry_altitude
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approximately 120 km
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gptkbp:reentry_cause
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decommissioning
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gptkbp:reentry_velocity
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approximately 28,000 km/h
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gptkbp:replaced_by
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gptkb:NROL-25
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gptkbp:satellite_lifetime
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2 years
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gptkbp:speed
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gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
controlled reentry
2008-02-21
February 21, 2008
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:NROL-25
NRO satellite
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gptkbp:track
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gptkb:radar_system
ground-based radar
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gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of
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yes
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gptkbp:width
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approximately 2 meters
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