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INTRUDER

Atlas V 401 launch from Vandenberg (United States) on October 8, 2015, carrying 16 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

October 8, 2015 · 12:49 UTCLaunch 2015-058Launch no. 5,500 in the log
RocketAtlas V 401variant C
SpaceportVandenbergpad SLC3E
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
October 8, 2015, 12:49
Launch designation
2015-058
Mission
INTRUDER
Flight name
NROL-55
Vehicle flight ID
AV-058
Flight code
NROL-55 AURYON

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
186 km
Initial apogee
1,178 km
Inclination
62.7°
Payload mass to orbit
4.1 t
Payloads
16
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
USA 2642015-058ANORAD 40964National Reconnaissance OfficeSignals intelligence1,000 kgIn orbit
Aerocube 5c2015-058BNORAD 40965Aerospace Corp.Technology2 kgIn orbit
Aerocube 72015-058CNORAD 40966Aerospace Corp.Technology2 kgIn orbit
AMSAT AO-852015-058DNORAD 40967AMSAT North America (Radio Amateur Satellite Corp)Communications1 kgIn orbit
BisonSat2015-058ENORAD 40968Salish Kootenai CollegeTechnology1 kgIn orbit
ARC-12015-058FNORAD 40969U. Alaska FairbanksTechnology1 kgIn orbit
SNAP-3 ALICE2015-058GNORAD 40970US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Communications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 19, 2026
LMRST2015-058HNORAD 40971Jet Propulsion LabTechnology3 kgIn orbit
SNAP-3 EDDIE2015-058JNORAD 40972US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Communications5 kgReentered (orbital decay) · Sep 16, 2026
PropCube Merryweather2015-058KNORAD 40973US Naval Postgraduate SchoolTechnology1 kgIn orbit
SINOD-D-12015-058LNORAD 40974SRI InternationalTechnology2 kgIn orbit
SNAP-3 JIMI2015-058MNORAD 40975US Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC)Communications5 kgIn orbit
PropCube Flora2015-058NNORAD 40976US Naval Postgraduate SchoolTechnology1 kgIn orbit
SINOD-D-32015-058PNORAD 40977SRI InternationalTechnology2 kgIn orbit
GRACE2015-058QNORAD 40978National Reconnaissance OfficeTechnology45 kgIn orbit, attached to another object
USA 264 P/L 22015-058RNORAD 40981National 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.