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HILAT

U.S. Air Force research satellite. HILAT was launched on June 27, 1983 aboard a Scout D-1 from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 1983-063ANORAD 14154United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
P83-1
Common name
HILAT
Payload designation
NNS O-16
Other names
Hilat,STP P83-1:PN
International designator
1983-063A
NORAD catalog number
14154
GCAT identifier
S14154
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/096

Mission

Mission type
Space science
Use
Defense
Program
NNS P
Country
United States
Builder
JHU-Applied Physics Lab
Platform (bus)
Transit 5

Launch

Date
June 27, 1983 · 15:37 UTC
Launch record
1983-063Success
Rocket
Scout D-1
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC5

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
770 km
Apogee
837 km
Inclination
82.03°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Jun 5, 1989
End of operations
Jun 5, 1989

Size

Mass
113 kg
Dry mass
113 kg
Length
1.0 m
Diameter
0.50 m
Span
26.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q10892857 (CC0).