KH 11-02

Former U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-02 was launched on June 14, 1978 aboard a Titan IIID from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Aug 23, 1981).

COSPAR 1978-060ANORAD 10947United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 4515
Common name: KH 11-02
Payload designation: KENNEN 2
Other names: NRO Mission 5502?,KH-11
International designator: 1978-060A
NORAD catalog number: 10947
GCAT identifier: S10947
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/016

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: KH-11
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: TRW Inc.
Platform (bus): KH-11

Launch

Date: June 14, 1978 · 18:23 UTC
Launch record: 1978-060Success
Rocket: Titan IIID
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 270 km
Apogee: 483 km
Inclination: 96.82°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: August 23, 1981
Last known active: Aug 23, 1981
End of operations: Aug 23, 1981

Size

Mass: 8,556 kg
Dry mass: 8,556 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 13.5 t
Length: 19.0 m
Diameter: 3.00 m
Span: 30.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q118959564 (CC0).