KH 11-03

Former U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-03 was launched on February 7, 1980 aboard a Titan IIID from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Oct 30, 1982).

COSPAR 1980-010ANORAD 11687United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 2581
Common name: KH 11-03
Payload designation: KENNEN 3
Other names: NRO Mission 5503?,KH-11
International designator: 1980-010A
NORAD catalog number: 11687
GCAT identifier: S11687
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/037

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 7, 1980 · 21:10 UTC
Launch record: 1980-010Success
Rocket: Titan IIID
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 304 km
Apogee: 485 km
Inclination: 97.05°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: October 30, 1982
Last known active: Oct 30, 1982
End of operations: Oct 30, 1982

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 Q118959565 (CC0).