Satellites

Payload

USA 153

OperationalPayloadGEO

USA 153 is a US Air Force payload satellite, launched on October 20, 2000 into GEO.

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Launch

Launch date
October 20, 2000 at 12:40 AM UTC
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
Launched by
Atlas IIA
Operator
Lockheed Martin
Mission
DSCS-3 B11

Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
35,800 km
Periapsis
35,774 km
Inclination
11.62°
Orbital period
1436.11 min

Spacecraft

Operator
US Air Force
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space
Users
Military
Launch mass
2,733 kg
Dry mass
884 kg
Power
1,240 W
Design lifetime
10 years

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2000-065A
NORAD catalog №
26575
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Operational