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OperationalPayloadGEO

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Launch

Launch date
September 24, 2017 at 05:49 AM UTC
Launch site
Vandenberg SFB, USA
Launched by
Atlas V 541 →
Operator
United Launch Alliance
Mission
NROL-42
Launch record
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Orbit

Orbit regime
GEO
Apoapsis
38,161 km
Periapsis
2,197 km
Inclination
62.88°
Orbital period
717.85 min

Spacecraft

Operator
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
Manufacturer
National Reconnaissance Laboratory
Users
Military
Launch mass
8,000 kg
Detailed purpose
Electronic Intelligence

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2017-056A
NORAD catalog №
42941
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
United StatesUnited States
Status
Operational