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== Launch == |
== Launch == |
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USA-202 was launched from [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37|Space Launch Complex 37B]] at the [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station]], on the third flight of a [[Delta IV]] Heavy rocket. The launch was originally scheduled for 2005, but was delayed due to a number of issues, and lift-off took place at 02:47 GMT on 18 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-17-2009/0004956494 |title=First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral |publisher=ULA}}</ref> |
USA-202 was launched from [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 37|Space Launch Complex 37B]] at the [[Cape Canaveral Air Force Station]], on the third flight of a [[Delta IV]] Heavy rocket. The launch was originally scheduled for 2005, but was delayed due to a number of issues, and lift-off took place at 02:47 GMT on 18 January 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/01-17-2009/0004956494 |title=First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral |publisher=ULA}}</ref> |
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== Orbit == |
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[[File:USA202 Thuraya2.jpg|thumb|right|The USA 202 together with [[Thuraya]] 2 satellite in orbit]] |
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USA-202 is in a geostationary orbit at longitude 44°E, replacing its predecessor USA-139. It thus covers [[East Africa]], the [[Middle East]], and western Russia.<ref name="NASASpaceFlight101119">{{cite web | title=Delta IV Heavy launch with NROL-32 scrubbed| url=http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2010/11/live-delta-iv-heavy-launch-with-nrol-3/ | author=William Graham |publisher = nasaspaceflight.com | accessdate=2010-11-19 | date=2010-11-20}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Revision as of 16:32, 26 July 2013
| Mission type | ELINT |
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| Operator | NRO |
| COSPAR ID | 2009-001A |
| SATCAT no. | 33490 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Spacecraft type | Mentor |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 18 January 2009, 02:47 UTC |
| Rocket | Delta IV Heavy |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-37B |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Geosynchronous |
USA 202,[1] previously NRO Launch 26 or NROL-26, is a classified spacecraft which is to be operated by the United States National Reconnaissance Office. It is believed to be either the first Intruder, or an Advanced Orion, ELINT satellite. According to Aviation Week it, "Fundamentally involves America's biggest, most secret and expensive military spacecraft on board the world's largest rocket."[2] The combined cost of the spacecraft and launch vehicle has been estimated to be over US$2 billion.[2]
Launch
USA-202 was launched from Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on the third flight of a Delta IV Heavy rocket. The launch was originally scheduled for 2005, but was delayed due to a number of issues, and lift-off took place at 02:47 GMT on 18 January 2009.[3]
References
- ^ McDowell, Jonathan. "Issue 605". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
- ^ a b "NRO Delays Delta IV Heavy Launch". Aviation Week. Dec 10, 2008.
- ^ "First ULA Delta IV Heavy NRO Mission Successfully Lifts Off From Cape Canaveral". ULA.
External links
- Delta IV Heavy NROL-26 - launch information from ULA.
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