Satellites

Payload

USA 148

NonoperationalPayloadGEO

USA 148 is a US Air Force payload satellite, launched on January 21, 2000 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
January 21, 2000 at 01:03 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
DSCS-3 B8

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
36,138 km
Periapsis
36,091 km
Inclination
11.9°
Orbital period
1452.87 min

Spacecraft

Operator
US Air Force
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Users
Military
Launch mass
1,232 kg
Dry mass
884 kg
Power
1,240 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-001A
NORAD catalog №
26052
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate
No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status
Nonoperational