Payload
USA 237
OperationalPayloadGEO
USA 237 is a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload satellite, launched on June 29, 2012 into GEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 29, 2012 at 01:15 PM UTC
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SFS, USA
- Launched by
- Delta IV Heavy →
- Operator
- United Launch Alliance
- Mission
- NROL-15 (Mentor) (USA-237)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- GEO
- Apoapsis
- 35,974 km
- Periapsis
- 35,600 km
- Inclination
- 7.11°
- Orbital period
- 1436.12 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- Manufacturer
- National Reconnaissance Laboratory (?)
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 5,000 kg
- Detailed purpose
- Electronic Intelligence
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2012-034A
- NORAD catalog №
- 38528
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational