// missile early warning · 2014

ANGELS

U.S. Air Force small satellite. ANGELS was launched on July 28, 2014 aboard a Delta 4M+(4,2) from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-043CNORAD 40101United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: USA 255
Common name: ANGELS
Payload designation: ANGELS
Other names: USA 255
International designator: 2014-043C
NORAD catalog number: 40101
GCAT identifier: S40101
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/745

Mission

Mission type: Missile early warning
Use: Defense
Program: Eagle
Owner: AFRL/RV
Country: United States
Builder: Orbital Sciences Corp.
Platform (bus): ANGELS

Launch

Date: July 28, 2014 · 23:28 UTC
Launch record: 2014-043Success
Rocket: Delta 4M+(4,2)
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC37B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): GEO/D
Perigee: 36,133 km
Apogee: 36,202 km
Inclination: 0.34°
Status: In orbit
Last known active: Nov 20, 2017
End of operations: Nov 20, 2017

Size

Mass: 70 kg
Dry mass: 70 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 0.50 m
Span: 0.5 m

Launched together

GSSAP-1Missile early warning · USAF AFSPC GSSAP-2Missile early warning · USAF AFSPC

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4826791 (CC0).