Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 6, 2013, 07:14
- Launch designation
- 2013-072
- Mission
- TOPAZ 3
- Flight name
- USA 247
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-042
- Flight code
- NROL-39 BELLE
- Year
- Launches in 2013
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 1,057 km
- Initial apogee
- 1,072 km
- Inclination
- 123.0°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 7.1 t
- Payloads
- 14
- GCAT launch code
- OS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA 247 | 2013-072ANORAD 39462 | National Reconnaissance Office | Radar imaging | 7,000 kg | In orbit |
| FIREBIRD U1 | 2013-072BNORAD 39463 | Montana State University, Bozeman | Space science | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 27, 2023 |
| FIREBIRD U2 | 2013-072CNORAD 39464 | Montana State University, Bozeman | Space science | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · 2025 |
| Aerocube 5a | 2013-072DNORAD 39465 | Aerospace Corp. | Technology | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 19, 2023 |
| Aerocube 5b | 2013-072ENORAD 39466 | Aerospace Corp. | Technology | 2 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Nov 23, 2022 |
| ALICE | 2013-072FNORAD 39467 | US Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB | Technology | 4 kg | In orbit |
| SNAP-3 | 2013-072GNORAD 39468 | US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) | Technology | 4 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Apr 26, 2025 |
| MCubed-2 | 2013-072HNORAD 39469 | University of Michigan | Technology | 1 kg | In orbit |
| CUNYSAT-1 | 2013-072JNORAD 39470 | Medgar Evers College, City University of New York | Space science | 1 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Oct 14, 2025 |
| CP8/IPEX | 2013-072KNORAD 39471 | California Polytechnic State University | Technology | 1 kg | In orbit |
| SMDC-ONE 3.2 | 2013-072LNORAD 39472 | US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) | Communications | 4 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Jun 20, 2026 |
| Tacsat-6 | 2013-072MNORAD 39473 | US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) | Communications | 4 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 21, 2026 |
| SMDC-ONE 3.1 | 2013-072NNORAD 39474 | US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) | Communications | 4 kg | Reentered (orbital decay) · Sep 16, 2026 |
| GEMSat | 2013-072PNORAD 39475 | National Reconnaissance Office | Technology | 45 kg | In orbit, attached to another object |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.