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GSSAP-5

American near-geosynchronous space surveillance satellite. GSSAP-5 was launched on January 21, 2022 aboard a Atlas V 511 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2022-006ANORAD 51280United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
USA 324
Common name
GSSAP-5
Payload designation
Hornet 5
Other names
:U,GSSAP 5
International designator
2022-006A
NORAD catalog number
51280
GCAT identifier
S51280
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1050

Mission

Mission type
Missile early warning
Use
Defense
Program
GSSAP
Owner
USSF
Country
United States
Builder
Northrop Grumman Space Systems Group (SSG)
Platform (bus)
GeoStar-1

Launch

Date
January 21, 2022 · 19:00 UTC
Launch record
2022-006Success
Rocket
Atlas V 511
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
GEO/S
Perigee
35,781 km
Apogee
35,787 km
Inclination
0.11°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 23, 2023

Size

Mass
500 kg
Dry mass
500 kg
Length
2.0 m
Diameter
2.00 m
Span
5.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q113633507 (CC0).