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2001 · Lockheed Martin

NROL-13 (Intruder 5A & 5B)

successAtlas IIAS | NROL-13

NOSS-3 (Naval Ocean Surveillance System), which is likely not the official designation, is the third generation of NOSS satellites, which are low orbit SIGINT satellites. In 2013, the designation Intruder leaked out. These satellites carry equipment to track ships and aircraft via their radio transmissions. Positions of the origin of the transmissions are determined by triangulation. Each launch consists of two satellites of similar size in the same orbit. Both satellites maneuver to stationkeep relative to one another.

Overview

Date / time
September 8, 2001 at 03:25 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 3E
Mission
NROL-13 (Intruder 5A & 5B)
Mission type
Government/Top Secret
Orbit achieved
Low Earth Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas IIAS →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

USA 160
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