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KH 11-18
U.S. reconnaissance satellite. KH 11-18 was launched on April 26, 2021 aboard a Delta 4H from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
COSPAR 2021-032ANORAD 48247United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- USA 314
- Common name
- KH 11-18
- Payload designation
- CRYSTAL Block 5 F2
- Other names
- :U,NROL-82,NRO Mission 6902?
- International designator
- 2021-032A
- NORAD catalog number
- 48247
- GCAT identifier
- S48247
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.R/1004
Mission
- Mission type
- Optical imaging
- Use
- Defense
- Program
- CRYSTAL 5
- Owner
- NRO
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Sunnyvale)
- Platform (bus)
- IC
Launch
- Date
- April 26, 2021 · 20:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 2021-032Success
- Rocket
- Delta 4H
- Spaceport
- Vandenberg · pad SLC6
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/S
- Perigee
- 524 km
- Apogee
- 758 km
- Inclination
- 98.02°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- February 2023
Size
- Mass
- 20.0 t
- Dry mass
- 15.5 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 Q118959574 (CC0).