UCS-Satellite-Database
| Id | Name of Satellite, Alternate Names | Current Official Name of Satellite | Country/Org of UN Registry | Country of Operator/Owner | Operator/Owner | Users | Purpose | Detailed Purpose | Class of Orbit | Type of Orbit | Longitude of GEO (degrees) | Perigee (km) | Apogee (km) | Eccentricity | Inclination (degrees) | Period (minutes) | Launch Mass (kg.) | Dry Mass (kg.) | Power (watts) | Date of Launch | Expected Lifetime (yrs.) | Contractor | Country of Contractor | Launch Site | Launch Vehicle | COSPAR Number | NORAD Number | Comments | Source Used for Orbital Data | Source |
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| 1584 | Mercury 1 (Advanced Vortex 1, USA 105) | USA 105 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | GEO | -27.95 | 35,598 | 35,976 | 4.48E-03 | 5.1 | 1436.13 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 1994/8/27 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Cape Canaveral | Titan IVA | 1994-054A | 23223 | In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. | JM/12_08 | http://reseau.echelon.free.fr/reseau.echelon/satellites.htm | |||
| 1585 | Mercury 2 (Advanced Vortex 2, USA 118) | USA 118 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | GEO | -23.51 | 33,674 | 37,900 | 5.01E-02 | 7.33 | 1436.12 | 8,000 | 4,000 | 1996/4/24 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Cape Canaveral | Titan IVA | 1996-026A | 23855 | In the $1 billion range; ELINT; signals intelligence. | JM/12_08 | http://reseau.echelon.free.fr/reseau.echelon/satellites.htm | |||
| 1586 | Mercury 3 (NROL 67, USA 250) | USA 250 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | GEO | 0 | 35,500 | 35,500 | 0.00E+00 | 7 | 1436 | 3,900 | 2014/4/10 | Unknown | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2014-020A | 39652 | Speculated to be a new SIGINT satellite - not verified. | Approximate | http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/04/atlas-v-nrol-67-military-mission/ | ||||
| 2467 | SDS III-4 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-1, USA 179, Quasar) | USA 179 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | Elliptical | Molniya | 0 | 500 | 39,850 | 7.41E-01 | 63.4 | 717.7 | 2004/8/31 | 10 | Hughes Space and Communications Co. | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 2AS | 2004-034A | 28384 | Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites. | GS | http://www.spacenewsfeed.co.uk/2004/5September2004_25.html | |||
| 2468 | SDS III-5 (Satellite Data System) (NRO L-24, USA 198, Quasar) | USA 198 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | Elliptical | Molniya | 0 | 400 | 39,966 | 7.45E-01 | 60 | 718 | 2007/12/10 | 10 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2007-060A | 32378 | Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites. | GS | http://www.planet4589.org/space/jsr/jsr.html | |||
| 2469 | SDS III-6 (Satellite Data System) NRO L-27, USA 227, Quasar) | USA 227 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | GEO | 131.06 | 35,770 | 35,803 | 3.91E-04 | 4.7 | 1436.1 | 2011/3/2 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Delta 4 | 2011-011A | 37377 | Real-time data relay from reconnaissance satellites. | JM/5_11 | http://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2011/04/on-nrol-27-mission-patch-and-satellites.html | |||||
| 2470 | SDS III-7 (Satellite Data System) NRO L-38, USA 236, Quasar) | USA 236 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | GEO | -10.11 | 35,771 | 35,805 | 4.03E-04 | 3.8 | 1436.1 | 2012/6/20 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2012-033A | 38466 | Real-time data relay from reconnissance satellites. | ZARYA | http://www.spaceflight101.com/nrol-38-launch-updates.html | |||||
| 2471 | SDS III-8 (Satellite Data System) NRO L-33, USA 252, Quasar) | USA 252 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | GEO | 170.09 | 35,500 | 35,500 | 0.00E+00 | 4 | 1436.1 | 2014/5/22 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2014-027A | 39751 | Real-time data relay from reconnissance satellites. | ZARYA | http://www.zarya.info/Diaries/Launches/Launches.php?year=2014 | |||||
| 2472 | SDS IV-1 (Satellite Data System, NRO L-61, USA 269, Quasar) | USA 269 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | GEO | 92.01 | 35,777 | 35,796 | 2.25E-04 | 4.92 | 1436.1 | 2016/7/28 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2016-047A | 41724 | Possible 4th generation of data relay satellites. | JMSatcat/3_16 | https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/07/atlas-v-launch-nrol-61-reconnaissance-satellite/ | |||||
| 2473 | SDS IV-2 (Satellite Data System, NRO L-62, USA 279, Quasar) | USA 279 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Communications | Data Relay | GEO | 91.07 | 35,786 | 35,802 | 1.90E-04 | 4.9 | 1436.1 | 2017/10/15 | National Reconnaissance Laboratory | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2017-066A | 42949 | Second of 4th generation. | JMSatcat/3_18 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/10/15/atlas-5-pierces-the-night-to-boost-national-security-satellite-into-space/ | |||||
| 5186 | Trumpet 3 (NROL-4, National Reconnaissance Office Launch-4, USA 136) | USA 136 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Earth Observation | Electronic Intelligence | Elliptical | 0 | 1,210 | 38,740 | 7.12E-01 | 64.7 | 709.61 | 8,000 | 1997/11/8 | Boeing Satellite Systems | USA | Cape Canaveral | Titan IVA | 1997-068A | 25034 | Signals intelligence; surveillance of cellular phones. | JMSatcat304 | http://www.lib.cas.cz/www/space.40/1997/068A.HTM | ||||
| 5225 | USA 310 (NROL 101) | USA 310 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Earth Observation | MEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 11,032 | 11,067 | 1.00E-03 | 58.5 | 383 | 2020/11/13 | National Reconnaissance Office | USA | Cape Canaveral | Atlas 5 | 2020-083A | 46918 | Thought to possibly be a new type of reconaissance satellite. New orbit. | JMSatcat/12_20 | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/11/14/ula-declares-success-on-atlas-5-launch-with-new-solid-rocket-boosters/ | |||||
| 5226 | USA 312 (NROL 108) | USA 312 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Unknown | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 525 | 531 | 4.35E-04 | 53 | 95.2 | 2020/12/19 | National Reconnaissance Office | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2020-101A | 47294 | Unknown mission. | Estimated | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/19/spacex-closes-out-record-year-of-launches-from-floridas-space-coast/ | |||||
| 5227 | USA 313 (NROL 108) | USA 313 | USA | USA | National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/US Air Force | Military | Unknown | LEO | Non-Polar Inclined | 0 | 525 | 531 | 4.35E-04 | 53 | 95.2 | 2020/12/19 | National Reconnaissance Office | USA | Cape Canaveral | Falcon 9 | 2020-101B | 47295 | Unknown mission. | Estimated | https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/19/spacex-closes-out-record-year-of-launches-from-floridas-space-coast/ |
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