Payload
USA 303
OperationalPayloadLEO
USA 303 is a National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) payload satellite, launched on June 13, 2020 into LEO.
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Launch
- Launch date
- June 13, 2020 at 05:12 AM UTC
- Launch site
- RLLB
- Launched by
- Electron →
- Operator
- Rocket Lab
- Mission
- Don't Stop Me Now (Rideshare)
- Launch record
- View full launch →
Orbit
- Orbit regime
- LEO
- Apoapsis
- 457 km
- Periapsis
- 451 km
- Inclination
- 97.72°
- Orbital period
- 93.67 min
Spacecraft
- Operator
- National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
- Manufacturer
- National Reconnaissance Laboratory
- Users
- Military
- Launch mass
- 50 kg
Identity
- COSPAR (Int'l)
- 2020-037C
- NORAD catalog №
- 45725
- Object type
- Payload
- Owner / operator
United States- Status
- Operational
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