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INTRUDER 10

Atlas V 401 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on September 13, 2012, carrying 14 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

September 13, 2012 · 21:39 UTCLaunch 2012-048Launch no. 5,238 in the log
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC3E
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
September 13, 2012, 21:39
Launch designation
2012-048
Mission
INTRUDER 10
Flight name
USA 238/OUTSAT
Vehicle flight ID
AV-033
Flight code
NROL-36 ROSIE

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
511 km
Initial apogee
1,051 km
Inclination
64.5°
Payload mass to orbit
2.1 t
Payloads
14
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
USA 2382012-048ANORAD 38758National Reconnaissance OfficeSignals intelligence1,000 kgIn orbit
SMDC-ONE 2.2 (Baker)2012-048BNORAD 38759US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Communications4 kgIn orbit
Aeneas2012-048CNORAD 38760Operationally Responsive Space Office, Dept. of DefenseTechnology5 kgIn orbit
CSSWE2012-048DNORAD 38761University of Colorado, BoulderSpace science4 kgIn orbit
CXBN2012-048ENORAD 38762Morehead State UniversityAstronomy3 kgIn orbit
CP52012-048FNORAD 38763California Polytechnic State UniversityTechnology1 kgIn orbit
CINEMA 12012-048GNORAD 38764University of California BerkeleySpace science4 kgIn orbit
Re2012-048HNORAD 38765Lawrence Livermore National LabTechnology4 kgIn orbit
SMDC-ONE 2.1 (Able)2012-048JNORAD 38766US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Technology4 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Aug 16, 2025
Aerocube 4.5A2012-048KNORAD 38767Aerospace Corp.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Jul 2, 2026
Aerocube 4.5B2012-048LNORAD 38768Aerospace Corp.Technology1 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Mar 13, 2025
Aerocube 42012-048MNORAD 38769Aerospace Corp.Technology1 kgIn orbit
OUTSat2012-048NNORAD 38770National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnology45 kgReentered attached to another object · Mar 28, 2026
USA 238 P/L 22012-048PNORAD 38773National Reconnaissance OfficeSignals intelligence1,000 kgIn orbit

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