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ONYX 5

Titan 405B launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on April 30, 2005, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

April 30, 2005 · 00:50 UTCLaunch 2005-016Launch no. 4,709 in the log
RocketTitan 405B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC40
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyUSAF 3SLSUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
April 30, 2005, 00:50
Launch designation
2005-016
Mission
ONYX 5
Flight name
USA 182 [LAC5]
Vehicle flight ID
4B-30
Flight code
NROL-16 PROMETHEUS

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
726 km
Payload mass to orbit
9.0 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
USA 1822005-016ANORAD 28646National Reconnaissance OfficeRadar imaging9,000 kgDeorbited · April 2022

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.