KH 11-05

Former U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-05 was launched on November 17, 1982 aboard a Titan IIID from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Aug 13, 1985).

COSPAR 1982-111ANORAD 13659United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: OPS 9627
Common name: KH 11-05
Payload designation: KENNEN 5
Other names: NRO Mission 5505?,KH-11
International designator: 1982-111A
NORAD catalog number: 13659
GCAT identifier: S13659
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/075

Mission

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

Launch

Date: November 17, 1982 · 21:18 UTC
Launch record: 1982-111Success
Rocket: Titan IIID
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LLEO/S
Perigee: 271 km
Apogee: 454 km
Inclination: 96.97°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: August 13, 1985
Last known active: Aug 13, 1985
End of operations: Aug 13, 1985

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 Q118959567 (CC0).