USA-193

GPTKB entity

Statements (93)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:none
gptkbp:collection real-time
electronic intelligence
gptkbp:communication secure communications
gptkbp:communication_system encrypted communication
gptkbp:cospar 2006-060 A
gptkbp:data_transmission encrypted
secure channels
gptkbp:data_type imagery
gptkbp:debris_created yes
gptkbp:debut gptkb:2006
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:2008
February 21, 2008
gptkbp:design 5 years
gptkbp:end_of_life February 2008
gptkbp:height approximately 3 meters
gptkbp:home_ground gptkb:Northrop_Grumman
gptkb:USAF
NRO ground stations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USA-193
gptkbp:international_designator 2006-060 A
gptkbp:is_aplace_for approximately 1,000 km
gptkbp:launch_date 2006-12-14
December 14, 2006
2006-12-14 T20:00:00 Z
2006-12-14 T00:00:00 Z
gptkbp:launch_event yes
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 1,000 kg
gptkbp:launch_platform gptkb:United_Launch_Alliance
gptkbp:launch_price estimated $300 million
estimated $500 million
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_IV_Heavy
gptkbp:launch_window 1 hour
1 day
gptkbp:launched gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:length approximately 5 meters
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mass approximately 1,000 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:US_Department_of_Defense
successful
surveillance
2008-02-21
planned destruction
gptkbp:mission_duration classified
approximately 2 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:intelligence_gathering
reconnaissance
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:National_Reconnaissance_Office
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
decommissioned
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:USAF
approximately 1 year
gptkbp:orbit_type Low Earth Orbit
Classified
classified
low Earth orbit
modular
decommissioned
A2100
spy satellite
2008-02-21
deorbit
gptkbp:orbital_altitude approximately 300 km
gptkbp:orbital_inclination approximately 63 degrees
approximately 60 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period yes
approximately 90 minutes
gptkbp:payload_capacity sensors and cameras
approximately 500 kg
imaging sensors
gptkbp:perigee approximately 250 km
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission NRO reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
gptkbp:recovery_method destruction by missile
gptkbp:reentry_altitude approximately 120 km
gptkbp:reentry_cause decommissioning
gptkbp:reentry_velocity approximately 28,000 km/h
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:NROL-25
gptkbp:satellite_lifetime 2 years
gptkbp:speed gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
controlled reentry
2008-02-21
February 21, 2008
gptkbp:successor gptkb:NROL-25
NRO satellite
gptkbp:track gptkb:radar_system
ground-based radar
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of yes
gptkbp:width approximately 2 meters