KH 11-13

U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-13 was launched on October 5, 2001 aboard a Titan 404B from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: deorbited (Nov 20, 2014).

COSPAR 2001-044ANORAD 26934United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: USA 161
Common name: KH 11-13
Payload designation: Enhanced CRYSTAL 2107?
Other names: :U,NRO Mission 2107?
International designator: 2001-044A
NORAD catalog number: 26934
GCAT identifier: S26934
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/404

Mission

Mission type: Optical imaging
Use: Defense
Program: CRYSTAL 4
Owner: NRO
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Sunnyvale
Platform (bus): IC

Launch

Date: October 5, 2001 · 21:21 UTC
Launch record: 2001-044Success
Rocket: Titan 404B
Spaceport: Vandenberg · pad SLC4E

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): LEO/S
Perigee: 202 km
Apogee: 1,041 km
Inclination: 97.80°
Status: Deorbited
Status date: November 20, 2014
Last known active: October 2014
End of operations: Nov 19, 2014

Size

Mass: 14.0 t
Dry mass: 10.5 t
Length: 10.0 m
Diameter: 3.10 m
Span: 10.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q118959572 (CC0).